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LOT 1319
Sassanian Engraved Silver Bowl
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (160 grams, 15 cm).
Ellipsoid in plan with rounded underside and inturned rim; inner face with central image of a peacock executed in tremolier technique.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Late Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Gilgamesh Contest Scene
2254-2154 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
In green marble with Gilgamesh contest scene, human hero stabbing a rearing beast and beast-man grappling a rearing lion; scorpion and objects in the field. 15.8 grams, 30 mm
Ex Cohen Antiques, London W8. From the M. Cloake collection, acquired in 1977. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Sumerian Lipit-Ishtar King of Isin Cuneiform Foundation Cone
1936-1926 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
From the House of Justice at Isin; inscribed with columns of cuneiform text: I, (the divine) Lipit-Eštar, humble shepherd of (the city of) Nippur, faithful farmer of (the city of) Ur, tireless worker for (the city of) Eridu, perfect Lord for (the city of) Uruk, King of (the city of) Isin, King of Sumer and Akkad, who pleases (the goddess) Innana, on the day I established justice in Sumer and Akkad, I built the temple of justice at the Reservoir, the great space of the gods; and bearing inked collection number: 'BEC.2 00015024' to base. 158 grams, 11.3 cm
Previously from the estate of a West Sussex, UK, collector. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12314-215541.
Votive cones are one type of royal foundation deposit, objects that were buried in the walls and beneath the floors of important buildings during construction to sanctify the site and to create a historical memory of the ruler and his achievements. Lipit-Ishtar was the fifth king of the Dynasty of Isin, which was founded after the collapse of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He is famous as having published a series of laws in the Sumerian language anticipating the code of Hammurabi by more than a century. -
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Sassanian Carnelian Eagle Gemstone
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Eagle standing with wings folded, neck extended; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.46 grams, 10 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.
