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LOT 1152
Neo-Assyrian Stone Stamp Seal with Inlays
CIRCA 800 B.C.
1 in. (5.52 grams, 25 mm).
Discoid in plan with incuse rosette design to stamping face, rectangular stub handle; reverse with five inlaid triangular inserts with stepped edges and a sixth to the upper face of the handle; very rare.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
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LOT 1152
Neo-Assyrian Stone Stamp Seal with Inlays
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Early Dynastic Terracotta Administrative Cuneiform Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners
IIIb, 2400-2340 B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, concerning the listing of 146 sheep and their owners or shepherds:
202 grams, 78 mmColumn I Column II Column III 5 sheep, Pirigni, Kor 2?
6 male sheep, Ur-ur of Umma
3 sheep, Zag-mu, ki ni mu zu
5 sheep, x x-gi
4 male sheep …
Ur-Ishkur, herder of Abdu
4 sheep, Urgu (of) E-RU
2 … , herder IL, scribe
3 Gimni, herder chief galla-official
5 male sheep, Ur-lu, ..
2 sheep Lu-ra, herder…
…, herder
2 male sheep, Akadu, son of Lugal-sanga
2 Shesh-zimu
3 Zagmu,
Akadu
2 Ekalsi
1 Gimdu, son of Ekal
2 Mashda
1 … Guzi…
2 …kam … NA
Column IV Reverse Column V Column VI 2 Ur-…dua
6 Zagmu, herder of Mesanne
1 Urtul
3 GISH.MI, herder of Ilum-su?ni
4 Lugal-shalasu
Adda, singer?
5 Almu
2 Ur-Ezida
IGI MI ZI SI
3 Lueshla
2 Ur-… NE-RA
8 Azuzu
2 Adda, captain
1 En…du, nuesh-officiant
3 Sheshpadda, overseer
2 … ki-bi
…
…
6 E…
1 Ur…
…
1 Ur …
1 …
3 Dingir-urmu
1 Pirigni
Da…
1 Ur-Ninshaza, wife of U-u
4 Lugallu, herder of Lugalla…, majordomo
5 …igi-en …
1 Lugal-E…nisi
Column VII Column VIII Total 4 E-gish MI bi?, .., farmer
1 Ur-dingir, …si-TExESZ3
1 …
1 Lugal-nuduga
1 Aba-Enlil
1 Lugal …
2 Urmes
1 Urdam
1 Akadu, Adda…
1 U-u, …
Umunene
2 … -niE-u?
(space)
Its total: 146 sheep,
…
Pirigni (is) kush-official.
with Laemmle Gallery, San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired from the above in the early 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.133. Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Accompanied by a copy of the translation for this tablet. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12121-218147. -
Western Asiatic Glass Jug Pendant
10th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With bulbous body and discoid base, thick loop, applied coloured inserts. 5.14 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Uruk Stone Stamp Seal
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Square in plan with incuse standing quadruped motif. 13.15 grams, 27 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
