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LOT 1302
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment for Sale of Items
CIRCA 21ST CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (36 grams, 42 mm).
Rectangular section with impressed cuneiform text on three sides.
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1302
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment for Sale of Items
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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West Central Asian Green Stone Stamp Seal with Eight-Pointed Star Whorl
Circa 2000-1000 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bifacial stamp seal, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Bifacial Stamp Seal of Green Stone, 18.5 x 8mm. The one side shows a spiralling device with notched curving arms. The other side shows an eight-pointed star with filling motifs between the arms. The seal is pierced at the widest point. This comes from west-central Asia and dates to c. 2500-2000 B.C. The side with the spiral was original with the seal, but the design on the other side may be a little later, perhaps c. 2000-1000 B.C. Similar designs to the spiral have been found on seals coming from the southeast Karakum desert.' 4.78 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered 2009, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Western Asiatic Single-Handled Pottery Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a bulbous body with a flattened base, a wide funicular neck and a handle to the rear. 588 grams, 18.7 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Graduated group composed of mixed beads and pendants, restrung. 59 grams, 38.5 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection.
