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LOT 1031
Mesopotamian Round Cuneiform Tablet
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (114 grams, 70 mm).
Domed underside with cuneiform text to the upper face; chipped. [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 Bronze Artefact Group
1st-2nd millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising various decorative fittings and other artefacts, including a pierced calligraphic mount. 332 grams total, 4.2-19.5 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Amlash Terracotta Flagon with Animal Head Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
The squat, bulbous body standing on conical tripod feet, slender neck with everted mouth and integral handle with pinched lug at the top, likely representing an animal form, small applied pellets around the lower body. 537 grams, 21 cm high
Ex Rabi gallery, 1990s. Private collection of Iranian art. -
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Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter Written to Bunakan
5th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Recto bearing ten incomplete lines of cursive script on leather; verso blank; accompanied by notes detailing the history and significance of such texts. 1.56 grams, 11.2 cm
Fair condition.
David Lindahl, Sweden, 2001. Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery. Property of a UK collector. For UK buyers only, this item is not exportable from the UK.
The Bactrian kingdom of southern Transoxiana was only known from a handful of inscriptions, seals and coins until circa 1991, when a cache of around 150 documents was discovered in an archive belonging to the ruler of the city of Rob, dating between the 4th-8th century AD, leading to major developments in the understanding of the Bactrian language. Many of these documents were sold on the art market and collected by Dr. David Naser Khalili for his Nour Foundation.
