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LOT 1924
Neo-Babylonian Engraved Grey Stone Duck Weight with Abraxas
700-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (4.9 grams, 20 mm).
Carved in the form of a duck with the neck resting along the spine; incuse Abraxas figure to underside with four radiating wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1924
Neo-Babylonian Engraved Grey Stone Duck Weight with Abraxas
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Akkadian Bronze Bowl for King Manishtushu, King of the World
2270–2255 B.C.Estimate: £35,000 - 45,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £17,500
Hemispherical in profile with a thin rim; inscribed rectangular panel with three fields, two each with a glyph and the right field with five cuneiform characters referencing King Manishtushu. 273 grams, 13.5 cm
Private collection, London, UK. Swiss private family collection. Believed to be from the same ownership as the bronze bowl sold at Sotheby’s, London, 21 April 1975, no.238. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.99066. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13197-249183.
Manishtushu (Akkadian: Man-iš-tušu), son of Sargon of Akkad and brother and successor of Rimush, reigned as king of the Akkadian Empire c. 2270-2255 BC (Middle Chronology). His reign is known primarily from royal inscriptions, administrative texts, and later king lists. Manishtushu consolidated imperial control following internal revolts suppressed under Rimush and pursued military campaigns in both southern Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf region, notably leading an expedition across the sea, probably to Magan (modern Oman), to secure supplies of diorite and metals for monumental construction. He is particularly associated with extensive land purchases in northern Babylonia, recorded on inscribed stone monuments, which provide rare insight into Akkadian legal and economic practices. These texts suggest a deliberate policy of royal acquisition and redistribution of land, possibly to strengthen central authority. Manishtushu also undertook significant building projects, including temple works at Nippur and elsewhere, dedicating offerings to major deities such as Enlil. His reign ended violently, and later tradition suggests he was assassinated in a palace conspiracy, after which he was succeeded by his son Naram-Sim, under whom the empire reached its greatest territorial extent. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Single-Handled Pouring Vessel
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hemispherical body with inturned rim, broad scooped pouring lip, small loop handle to the rear. 380 grams, 22 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Grey Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Trapezoidal in plan with incuse advancing lion to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.82 grams, 34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
