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LOT 0207
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet from 'Warad-Amurru' to 'Ubar-Shamash' Concerning Barley
19TH-16TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/8 in. (70 grams, 60 mm).
Pillow-shaped with impressed bands of cuneiform text to both broad faces, one edge and one end.
ProvenanceSpecialised 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.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0207
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet from 'Warad-Amurru' to 'Ubar-Shamash' Concerning Barley
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
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Western Asiatic Unopened Lead Scroll with Case Fragments
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Tightly coiled sheet-lead panel with neat inscription in an alphabetic script or abjad. 41 grams total, scroll: 70 mm long
Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The item was possibly meant to be what the Romans called a defixio or 'curse tablet', on which the magical malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or change it. -
Western Asiatic Silver Architectural Ring
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
D-section hoop with boss to underside and cell to each shoulder, cruciform plaque supporting a four-legged drum-shaped structure with granule finial. 35 grams, 45.64 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12718-234695. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Raised from a single sheet with rounded base and slightly inturned walls. 427 grams, 20.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
