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LOT 0199
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal Text
CIRCA 2000-1900 B.C.
3 in. (214 grams, 76 mm).
The majority of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text on three sides and a cylinder seal impression on the short face.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1980s.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert.
Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Trefoil Mouth
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bulbous body with flattened base and trefoil mouth, strap handle to the rear and incised circumferential bands on the shoulder. 1.6 kg, 22.4 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Large West Central Asian Bronze Seal Matrix with Cross of Trees
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Openwork seal matrix with a loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 40 x 40 x 14 mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted U-shape. The design consists of a central oblong joined to the outer rim with struts. From the centre of each side of the oblong is a short strut joining two crescent shaped lines creating the impression of a tree, and between each such combination is a single straight strut from oblong to edge. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. The metal is in very good condition, and the whole seal is also in fine state of preservation.' 15.2 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered N-11, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Beasts
Circa 1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A reused seal with an untrimmed top, showing a beast with a small beast on its back, a man in front, star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.27 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.61.
