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LOT 1284
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (218 grams, 17.1 cm).
With broad flat base and shallow flared sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s.
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet For the Sale of a Palm Grove during the Reign of Nur-Adad King of Larsa
1865-1850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text on the broad faces and an edge, reading: '50 sar of orchard, planted with palm trees, next to Kunia, next to Amurutu, on the first small side: Rabutum. Sîn-pilah bought from Huzalum. He paid him its full price of 1/3 silver mine. He swore in the name of Nur-Adad the king that no one would constest in the future. In front of Itišumum In front of Sinennam Before Sugalum Before Kurušum Before Awīl-Amurrim the scribe In the month of šabatu, the year Nur-Adad (offered) a throne of justice (?) ...' 52 grams, 56 mm
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769. -
Western Asiatic Net-Painted Pottery Vase
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a tall tubular neck and deep shoulder, carination at the junction with the squat bowl; two pierced flanges at the shoulder for attachment of a suspension cord, and remains of net painting to the body. 715 grams, 26 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Oval in plan with tapering drilled central socket. 360 grams, 81 mm
Ex private collection, Contessa L.G., since the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in 1999.
