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LOT 1133
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet
CIRCA 1950-1600 B.C.
2 5/8 in. (103 grams, 66 mm).
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces and one long edge; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members and dispersed in 1988 in London and Geneva.
Cf. cuneiform text from Babylon now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.86.11.282.
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Circa 10th century B.C.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Modelled in the round with slender elongated trunk, thick neck and prominent horns, vestigial ears below; Anatolian workmanship. 1.32 kg, 19.2 cm
with Christie's, New York, 8 June 2001, no.363. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12414-226675. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a tall jar with broad mouth, textured finish; small footed jar with flared rim; cup with tapering foot; ellipsoid dish with flat underside. 1.36 kg total, 7-17.5 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Bactrian Stone Bowl with Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Drum-shaped with stepped flared rim, sidewall with frieze of stylised birds, each with wings spread, legs extended and head turned to the right; rows of shallow sockets to accept a coloured fill (now absent). 490 grams, 13 cm
Acquired from a gallery in France, held in the UK since 1982, thence by descent. Private collection, London.
