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LOT 1800
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (36.2 grams, 45 mm).
Rectangular clay tablet with cuneiform text to one face, repaired. [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 1800
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Achaemenid Iron Spout in the Form of a Lion's Head
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £130
Protome in the shape of a lion's head with deep, triangular eye sockets, the wreath-shaped mane transitioning into a rounded socket with a drilled hole on each side of the neck; mounted on a custom-made stand. 81 grams total, head: 36 mm wide, 10 cm including stand
Private collection, Switzerland, prior 1983; thence by descent.
The drill hole through the gaping mouth suggests that the head may have served as a spout. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Collection
3rd millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Comprising: a yellow agate seal showing some banding on one side, a kneeling warrior holding a spear in his raised hand, pointing it towards an object(?) lying on the floor; a pink stone seal with a drilled design; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 27.4 grams total, 17-25 mm
Orange cylinder seal: Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 1957 from Spink, London (Dahn's list no.199B). Yellow cylinder seal: Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 07 January 1957 from Spink, London (Dahn's list no.175); -
Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a narrow foot, an everted rim and a U-shaped spout, the body with bands of densely arranged herringbone decoration. 437 grams, 18 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
