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LOT 0281
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for The Sale of a Palm Grove during the Reign of Sumu-el
1894-1866 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (39 grams, 47 mm).
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading:
'36 sar of orchard, planted with palm trees, next to Batuli and next to Kutanum, Sin-pilah bought from
Bedi-el. He paid its full price 10... of silver. He swore in the name of the king that in the future no one
would dispute.
Before ...
Before Sîn Dayan
In front of Naqimum
In front of Damu
In front of Munakum
In the month of Kislimu, the 4th year of the priest of Nanna.'
Ex private collection.
with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part).
Private central European collection.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769.
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LOT 0281
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for The Sale of a Palm Grove during the Reign of Sumu-el
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
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2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Modelled in the round in floor-length robed with hands placed flat on the abdomen, tiered collar. 47 grams, 84 mm
Ex private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Western Asiatic and Other Green Glass Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Estimate: £280 - 380 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £140
A restrung designer necklace including Roman green and yellow 'date heads', Venetian striped 'watermelon' cheveron beads. 36.3 grams, 43 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, and other types. 340 grams total, 8.7-17.5 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s.
One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. Another form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade.
