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LOT 1036
Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (8.7 grams, 22 mm).
Polished and modelled with its head resting along its back and with simple, stylised detailing.
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Large Bactrian Bronze Armlet Pair
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Each armlet composed of a substantial round-section penannular hoop, both terminals formed as stylised opposed animal heads, ring-and-dot motifs representing the eyes and highlighting other anatomical detailing, together with dashes, dimples, chevrons and crescents. 1.2 kg total, 13.4 mm wide each
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11873-206890. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Birds
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With incised and drilled bird motifs. 8.8 grams, 17 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.02. London collection, 2016. -
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Neo-Sumerian Clay Tablet
Ur III, 22nd-21st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Of pillow-shaped form, bearing cuneiform text to both principal faces. 28.4 grams, 39 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
