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LOT 1597
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (85 grams, 63 mm).
Roughly triangular fragment with impressed cuneiform text to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1597
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From a privately held London, UK, collection from the late 1990s. -
Neo-Assyrian Terracotta Plaque of Demon Humbaba
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Ovoid in plan with moulded high-relief facial detailing, suspension ledge to reverse. 170 grams, 10.9 cm
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Sasanian Stamp Seal with Bust
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Annular type with ellipsoid underside, incuse profile bust with interrupted nimbus; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14.4 grams, 28 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
