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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.
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LOT 1016
Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet with Administrative Sargonic Text
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Western Asiatic Glazed Ceramic Floor Tile Group with Stars
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Fine condition; one repaired.
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Syro-Hittite Terracotta Horse and Rider Figure
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £878
Modelled in the round standing facing, the animal's ears pricked, simple recessed eyes, tail hanging between hindlegs, the rider riding bare-back, gripping the horse's mane at the base of the neck, his legs gripping its sides, wearing a textured garment hanging from the left shoulder, pinched face featuring large circular eyes and strong furrowed brow; one arm absent; repaired; mounted on a custom-made display base. 354 grams total, 14.2 cm high including stand
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