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LOT 0222
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Barrel Fragment with Royal Text
2000-1530 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (414 grams, 10.4 cm).
A large fragment of a ceramic barrel with cuneiform inscription to the outer face, flattened circular base.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection pre 1988.
From a private UK 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.
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LOT 0222
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Barrel Fragment with Royal Text
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Luristan Bronze Pendant with Animal Heads
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Round-section discoid body with applied pellets and a pair of horned animal heads to the rim; attachment loop to the top. 32.4 grams, 59 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. 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. -
Early Parthian Stone Cylinder Seal
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
With frieze depicting galloping horseman and fleeing stag, with a second horse confronting the first, repaired; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.75 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of the late S., London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 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. -
Central Asian Bronze Perm Kama Iconic Applique
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A tongue-shaped plaque with openwork image of a facing figure standing on the back of a boar, gripping the ropework border. 21 grams, 61 mm
Fine condition.
From a private collection formed in North America; acquired on the US art market in the early 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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.
