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LOT 1052
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet for the Disbursement of Grain
CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (20.9 grams, 35 mm).
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces. [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 1052
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet for the Disbursement of Grain
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Sumerian Faience Face Mount
Late 3rd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £364
Slightly curved with wide forehead and large, hollow eyes, incised arched eyebrows and small pouting mouth. 11.7 grams, 40 mm
From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s. 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. -
Achaemenid Serpentine Dish
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
With broad bowl and slightly chamfered rim, basal ring. 222 grams, 10.8 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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.
