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LOT 0253
Old Babylonian Ceramic Plaque Mould of a Standing God
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (330 grams, 13.3 cm).
Rectangular mould with a recess formed as Kusarikku holding a long standard, his bearded face depicted frontally, whereas his lower body formed as a bull's legs and tail is depicted facing the staff; accompanied by an impression of the mould.
ProvenanceMayfair gallery, early 1990s.
Ex North American gentleman collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13480-263297.
Cf. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, accession no.87.160.739, for a plaque of Kusarikku showing the deity in a similar form.
FootnotesKusarikku was a benevolent protective deity used to ward off evil spirits from temples and homes.
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LOT 0253
Old Babylonian Ceramic Plaque Mould of a Standing God
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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South Arabian King Rabbishamsum Nimran Bronze Dedicatory Plaque
Yemen, circa 150 A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Rectangular in profile with spur to each upper angle; high-relief reserved epigraphic text in ten lines with void at lower centre; dedicated to the god Dhu-Samāwī by Ẓabiyum Yarḥab, under the Reign of King Rabbīshamsum Nimrān; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.03 kg total, 28 x 18.6 cm (34.5 cm high including stand)
Ex Robin Marshal-Carter, Adelaide, South Australia, 1970. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a full transliteration and translation into modern English. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12697-235195.
From the temple of Yaghrū consecrated to the god dhu-Samāwī, in the wādī 'l-Shudayf in northern Yemen.
