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LOT 0265
Mesopotamian Terracotta Administrative Cuneiform Tablet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (139 grams, 82 mm).
Pillow-shaped with dense cuneiform text to both broad faces and one long edge.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of a London gentleman, 1980-2000s.
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LOT 0265
Mesopotamian Terracotta Administrative Cuneiform Tablet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Western Asiatic Glass, Shell and Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads, restrung. 10.4 grams, 39.5 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Fertility Figure
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Modelled in the round with flared base, lightly modelled facial features, breasts and folds to the abdomen; head chipped. 156 grams, 94 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, 1990s. -
Achaemenid Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with King Grasping Rampant Winged Lions
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Biconical with median gusset, gryphon and beast-tamer image. 3.39 grams, 24 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. 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.
