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LOT 0902
Old Babylonian Micro Cuneiform Clay Tablet
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (135 grams, 90 mm).
Bearing an Akkadian literary text over two faces.
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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Western Asiatic Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
21st century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Presenting a seated figure of crowned ruler in a flounced robe with a cup in his raised hand, facing a standing figure of a dignitary with an abacus or frame in one raised hand, and a soldier behind bearing a fan and staff; objects in the field; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 9.7 grams, 31 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2000s. Important collection of a London gentleman. -
Central Asian Bronze Compartmental and Other Seal Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Group of six stamps, mainly geometric. 86 grams total, 29-47 mm
English collection, 1990s. Ex North London gallery. -
South Arabian Bronze Bowl with Mythical Animals
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Hemispherical in form, repoussé interior displaying graduated concentric registers of stylised and mythical animals within tessellating cartouches; a low relief mesomphalos decorated with rosette at centre; geometric ornament around the rim. 232 grams, 14 cm
Ex Saleh family collection, Germany, 1972. with Bonhams, New Bond Street, 24 October 2012, lot 279. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202176.
