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LOT 1008
Sumerian Amuletic Composition Calf Figurine
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (9.46 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled with the legs folded and bound beneath the body, head turned along the flank, slot to the underside.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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LOT 1008
Sumerian Amuletic Composition Calf Figurine
Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
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Neo-Assyrian Black Jasper Cylinder Seal with Cultic Banquet Scene
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Engraved with a cultic banquet scene, composed of two figures standing facing, a jar on a table between them, standards to their left and right, crescent moon and star in the field above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 9.12 grams, 32 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2000s. Important collection of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Ceramic Ewer
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The bulbous body with impressed whorl, pellet, bar and other ornament, ropework ring to the shoulder, flared neck and tiered mouth, strap handle to the reverse and a rolled foot; Turkish workmanship; chipped. 568 grams, 18.5 cm
Fine condition, foot and rim chipped.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a Suffolk collector. -
Akkadian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with Literary Text
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Written in dense rows over one face of the tablet; a single line of text continued onto the reverse. 150 grams, 80 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
