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LOT 1092
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (24.1 grams, 36 mm).
Roughly pillow-shaped in form and bearing cuneiform text to the two principal faces. [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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Mesopotamian Alabaster Jar
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With globular body, narrow base, broad flared rim with lip. 528 grams, 9.5 cm high
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Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising: a pillow-shaped carnelian amulet pierced through the notched upper edge, hatched panels to both faces; a triangular-section stamp seal displaying ring-and-dot motifs and a possible animal figure; a plano-convex stamp seal bearing a geometric motif; a square-shaped lapis lazuli amulet engraved with a horned quadruped standing right. 19.4 grams total, 12-24 mm
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Nabataean Redware Dish with Painted Foliage
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Squat dish with conical profile, low flange rim with carination; finely detailed painted foliage and reticulation to the inner face; very rare. 106 grams, 15 cm wide
From the important family collection of the late M.N., pre 1992.
