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LOT 1546
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 7/8 in. (36.1 grams, 46.4 mm).
Pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text on five sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1546
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Western Asiatic Single-Handled Flask
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
With wheel-cut frieze of animals to the body, traces of pigment remaining. 33.59 grams, 72 mm
Ex Parisian gallery, France, 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of spherical beads interspersed with barley twist beads and a large fish-shaped bead at the centre; restrung. 52 grams, 44.5 cm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Pink Jasper Cylinder Seal with Ibexes
Circa 3100-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Carved with a band of stylised running horned quadrupeds; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.7 grams, 18.76 mm
Ex H. Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, collected in the 1980s-1990s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card.
