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LOT 0240
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Royal Sumerian Text
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (146 grams, 90 mm).
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face.
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.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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LOT 0240
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Royal Sumerian Text
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
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Carnelian seal with intaglio frieze of a robed figure seated on a throne and holding a wreath with one arm raised towards a standing figure wearing a tunic and longer robe with one arm raised and holding a sceptre towards a spear with streamers and a figure facing him in a long robe with hands held out; pellets and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.75 grams, 21 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. -
Aramaic Lead Magical Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Tightly-bound sheet lead scroll with Aramaic text. 37.5 grams, 71 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of an Antelope
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
