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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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Akkadian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with Literary Text
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Written in dense rows over one face of the tablet; a single line of text continued onto the reverse. 150 grams, 80 mm
Specialised 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: a sheet-metal bar displaying repoussé geometric decoration; penannular bracelet with snake head terminals; fitting or mount formed as scrolling tendrils; ring with carinated hoop and geometric ornament over the body, elliptical bezel displaying an inscription. 51 grams total, 24-92 mm
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed mainly of restrung with a central cylindrical agate bead with later cream-coloured shell(?) Heidhi style beads punctuated by clusters of black beads. 14.5 grams, 58 cm long
Fine condition.
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members.
