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LOT 1168
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment
CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.
2 in. (58.8 grams, 50 mm).
Fragment of a pillow-shaped tablet, cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSpecialised 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.
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 1168
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
D-shaped with openwork and repoussé design of opposed gryphons; mounted on a custom-made stand. 25.61 grams total, head: 30 mm
Acquired before 2000. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection reference no.172. Private collection, London, UK. 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. -
Western Asiatic Faience and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Restrung using alternating oblate and melon beads, central feature a biconical bead with a glazed plaque fragment below. 44 grams, 31.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. 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. -
Western Asiatic Aramaic Pendant Seal Matrix
Early 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Discoid in plan with lug to upper face and suspension loop; underside with incuse pellets to the rim surrounding a tondo with two lines of incised text. 10.77 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12717-233043. 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.
