Loading, please wait...
LOT 1016
Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet with Administrative Sargonic Text
MID 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (29.3 grams, 39 mm).
To two faces of the lentoid-section tablet.
ProvenanceSpecialised 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.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1016
Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet with Administrative Sargonic Text
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
-
Amlash Animal-Headed Ceramic Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Formed with a roughly hemispherical body, stylised animal head with hooked head and coiled horns to one side and a lug representing a tail to the other. 225 grams, 14.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Babylonian Clay Nail Group
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Composed of two differently sized conical 'nails'. 250 grams total, 7.2-11.5 cm
Acquired 1970-1990. Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family. -
Western Asiatic Glass Lamp Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Consisting of four vessels: a clear glass lamp with everted rim; lamp with tapering walls, kick-up to base creating a dome and funnel to the interior, everted rim, polychrome painted decoration to the exterior comprising geometric forms and vegetal scrolls together with calligraphic script; a tubular lamp with waisted lower body and deep kick-up, everted rim and small zones of polychrome painted decoration to the exterior incorporating ropework and floral elements; lamp of cylindrical form with everted rim and polychrome painted motifs including vegetal bands and arcading; fragmentary and containing repairs. 466 grams total, 8-21.5 cm
Bijan collection, London, 1990s.
