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LOT 0215
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal for Ibni-Ea, son of Abi-tillati
CIRCA 1894-1595 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (8.4 grams, 29 mm).
With low-relief drilled standing figure and three columns of cuneiform text: Ibni-Ea, son of Abi-tillati, servant of (the god) Ea. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.17.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 58, for type.
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LOT 0215
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal for Ibni-Ea, son of Abi-tillati
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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Western Asiatic Glazed Composition Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With frieze of antelopes and a tree. 1.78 grams, 22 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.021. London collection, 2016. -
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Neo-Sumerian Clay Tablet
Ur III, 22nd-21st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Of pillow-shaped form, bearing cuneiform text to both principal faces. 28.4 grams, 39 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Pouring Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Formed as a pouring vessel with carinated body and short cylindrical spout, neck decorated with three concentric bands of pricked dots, incised bands below, combed chevrons to the equator featuring three raised knops to the rear. 438 grams, 11.8 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1990.
