Nishapur Terracotta Glazed Bowl

Comprising a wide shallow body with repoussé foot and separately applied strap handle. 50 grams, 12.6 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family 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.

With rounded edges, obverse with an incised grid and dense cuneiform text across about half the available surface; reverse with remains of two columns of text; both ends absent. 95 grams, 61 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.

Showing two goddesses with two other figures; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of an old scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of green jasper 19 x 11 mm. Presentation scene: seated goddess to right, before her one goddess, a woman holding a bucket and a man holding a kid are standing. Akkadian, c. 2300-2200 B.C., fine engraving in very good condition.' 3.96 grams, 19 mm



From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P108. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, handwritten and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert and an old photograph.