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LOT 1354
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (143 grams, 82 mm).
Pillow-shaped tablet with impressed text. [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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LOT 1354
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of small barrel-shaped and pomegranate-shaped beads, restrung. 15.2 grams, 55 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Bedouin Ring with Birds on Shoulders
Circa 18th-119th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
White metal ring with the shoulders formed as birds with spread wings, conical bezel set with a carnelian cabochon engraved with a scorpion. 10.16 grams, 32.39 mm overall, 18.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex English collection of Mr A.H.D. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Graduating assemblage of mixed beads with two large beads as the central feature, restrung. 19.5 grams, 31 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.