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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)
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising mainly D-shaped seals in a variety of materials with designs including a tamga, advancing beast, and other motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams total, 12-14 mm
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Large Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Bronze Loop
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With frieze depicting a seated bearded figure holding a cup and an attendant standing behind, a raised altar with an attendant possibly performing a sacrifice, star and crescent moon to the top; drilled longitudinally with a bronze attachment loop to the top; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 22.7 grams, 60 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
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Sumerian Mottled Stone Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Inscription
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
With a standing figure in profile, wearing a floor-length robe and holding one bent arm with an open hand; five columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.03 grams, 24.31 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
