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LOT 1044
Silver Ram Amulet
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (3.26 grams, 27 mm).
Modelled in the round, displaying anatomical detailing including curled horns, pieced for suspension.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.11. London collection, 2016. -
Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Polished and modelled with its head resting along its back and with simple, stylised detailing. 8.7 grams, 22 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
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Ur III Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 3400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Of rectangular form, bearing text to both principal faces and three side edges; repaired. 141 grams, 94 cm
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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
