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LOT 0246
Neo Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for irbu-income
CIRCA 600 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (2 1/2 x 2 in.) (24.9 grams, 45 mm (68 grams total, 66 x 50 mm including box)).
Pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text identified as 'irbu-income of dates from five people, with additional accounting on reverse, dating to year twenty of an unnamed king'; in glass-topped wooden display box. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in a Dorset/Somerset saleroom in the late 1950s.
From the private collection of Colonel E.J. Martin (1911-1981) Indian Army and Artillery Regiment; collected since before 1954, and still with its original box with old information label. Identified by Colonel Martin's friend, the 'Keeper of Antiquities' at the British Museum.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0246
Neo Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for irbu-income
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
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Very Large Amlash Terracotta Spouted Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With broad hemispherical bowl, short U-section spout, integral round-section handle and inturned rim. 2.5 kg, 46.5 cm
From a gentleman's London, UK, collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125a52 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Persian Chalcedony Stamp Seal of a Persian King Gripping the Horns of Two Goats
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Thimble-shaped seal with engraved imagery; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Chalcedony 19.5 x 20 x 27 mm. This is a conoid with nearly round slightly convex face, pierced diagonally. The design shows the Achaemenid Persian king in tunic and Persian 'trousers' gripping in each hand the horn of a rearing antelope or similar animal which turns its head backwards. The king wears a crown. This is an Achaemenid Persian seal, c.500-350 B.C., from some part of the Persian empire. It is in a distinctive style, but so fare [sic] there has not been enough study to say exactly where this was made. The scene symbolises the Persian king's victories over his enemies. The seal is a little chipped, but generally in good condition'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 14.7 grams, 26.64 mm
Ex Dr Elie Browski. with Christie's, London, 13 June 2000, no.609 [Part]. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in July 2000. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Achaemenid Bronze Flower Finial Collection
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Including two small buds with ferrous spikes and two larger blooms with square-section mounting pins. 687 grams total, 62-175 mm
Acquired on the European art market, 1990s. English private collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
