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LOT 0182
Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet for the Distribution of Barley
CIRCA 3300-3000 B.C.
3 1/4 in. (130 grams, 82 mm).
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge.
ProvenancePrivate collection Mr S.A., acquired in 1994; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12116-218146.
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LOT 0182
Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet for the Distribution of Barley
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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Central Asian Stamp Seal Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Including discoid and rosette types with spokes, cells and other ornament. 106 grams total, 39-56 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Votive Idol Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising: columnar type with applied hair and costume details the central piece being Cypriot; columnar type with moulded facial features; tabular type with applied collar; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 410 grams total, 13.6-17.5 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli, including some large feature beads. 186 grams total, 2-23 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
