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LOT 1808
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (77.3 grams, 66 mm).
Thick fragment with a section of impressed cuneiform text on the obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1808
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including hunter shooting an ibex, presentation scene at court and other types; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.17 grams, 12 mm
From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA. From a private collection acquired in 2006. -
Mesopotamian Bone Implement
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Thick, tapering pin with a balustered finial. 7.96 grams, 97 mm
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of the original receipt. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising one irregular with a net motif to the underside, one plano-convex with a start motif to the underside; two rectangular with incised geometric motives to both faces. 9.74 grams total, 12-19 mm
From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, U.S.A. From a private collection, acquired in 2006.
