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LOT 1298
Neo-Assyrian Bronze Bowl
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 7/8 in. (125 grams, 15 cm).
Raised from a single sheet with slightly convex walls; concentric circles to the inner base with a central decorative motif composed of zig-zag lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London collection formed 1989-2000.
Sold from Pars Antiquities, London, 2002.
Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
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Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Beads
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Group of two pillow-shaped clay tablets each with cuneiform text to both broad faces; repaired. 123 grams total, 55-58 mm
Specialised 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal Group
1st-14th century A,D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two seal matrices: one with a slender looped shank, intaglio design of a standing stylised bird next to a frond, a smaller bird above; the other with a balustered shank, intaglio design of a standing woman wearing a long robe, remains of inscription(?) in front. 24.4 grams total, 29 mm each
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
