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LOT 1052
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (220 grams, 95 mm).
Pillow-shaped in form and displaying cuneiform text to both principal faces; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSpecialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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Western Asiatic Astronomical Manuscript Page Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Group of sixteen leaves from a manuscript dealing with astronomical lore, written in dense blocks of thirty four lines of neat Naskh black ink script with red headings and highlighting; tabulation grids and marginal topic headers; front page with French title 'Ouvrage d'Astronomie de Sahnoun' (A work on Astronomy by Sahnoun); probably from North Africa. 106 grams, 25 x 18 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Combat Scenes
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With frieze of two fighting scenes between a hero and a lion and a hero and an antelope, frond or tree between. 17.9 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.075. London collection, 2016. -
Neo-Assyrian Bronze Bowl
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Hemispherical in form with a raised lip to the interior and a rounded base; tinned; split. 212 grams, 15.8 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
