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LOT 0817
Sassanian Chalcedony Seal with Legend and Bull
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (11.3 grams, 21 mm).
A plano-convex chalcedony stamp seal bearing an incuse designs to the base comprising a zebu bull standing left, Pahlavi script above; pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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Framed Indo-Persian Watercolour Painting
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
A watercolour painting showing scene composed of a figure being transported by four winged mythical creatures, two groups of onlookers seated in the landscape below; two columns of text below; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 1 kg, 48 x 30.2 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Sumerian Priest Head Pendant
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
A haematite pendant in the form of the shaved head of a priest carved with semi-naturalistic facial features; drilled horizontally through the top of the head for suspension; displayed in a custom-made presentation box printed 'Derek J. Content Antiquities and Jewelry' to the interior. 13 grams, 23.5 mm (82 grams total)
Acquired in the late 1970s. Important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11644-199720. -
Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet, A Letter from Karariya to Taridum a Servant of King Iluni
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
A roughly rectangular clay tablet bearing dense rows of cuneiform text to both principal faces and to each of the four side edges; a letter from Karariya to Ṭaridum, probably a servant of Iluni, Karariya serves a foreign ruler (as indicated by the mention of the deity Hitti) who has just ascended the throne; he is of the same rank as Taridum, who considers him his brother: 'May Šamaš and Hitti preserve my brother alive forever!'; they deal with matters they have in common, a lawsuit to be tried by Karariya, and exchanges of goods between their two houses: 'There are no more wicks (?) for the lamps in my house (...). The wine from my stock is spent and we could not load the donkeys (with wine) for you'; repaired. 110 grams, 82 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.
