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LOT 0262
Old Babylonian Terracotta Plaque of a Mastiff Dog
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (146 grams, 12.2 cm).
Rectangular plaque with low-relief image of a sitting dog with thick braided collar, gaping mouth.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of a London, UK, gentleman, pre 1988.
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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Western Asiatic Agate Bull's Head Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Finely carved as a stylised bull's head with short horns and bulbous eyes, incised nostrils and mouth, perforated at the back of the neck for suspension. 28.9 grams, 40 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. 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. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet for the Disbursement of Grain
Circa 2000-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces. 20.9 grams, 35 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. 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. This small 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. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Hardstone and Shell Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
A mixed group of beads including spherical carnelian, annular and cylindrical white stone beads, later spherical blue beads, and others. 237 grams total, 1-36 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 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.
