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LOT 1448
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Section
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (33.5 grams, 44.5 mm).
The narrow end of a pillow-shaped tablet with rows of cuneiform text on four sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Achaemenid Solid Gold Bracelet
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,980
Penannular in form and round in section with clubbed ends, three incised gussets below each finial. 42.88 grams, 73 mm
From the collection of Contessa L.G., assembled in the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in Switzerland in 1999. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13200-249217.
The bracelet resembles a specimen found in Persepolis, in the Treasury, room 65, made from plain bronze wire. If the Achaemenid bracelets are characterised by their extremities shaped like goats or other wild animals, simpler gold bracelets existed, used abundantly by children and women, and also by royal courtiers and even slaves.
