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LOT 0211
Sumerian Clay School Tablet
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (183 grams, 81 mm wide).
Plano-convex in form with cuneiform text to both faces.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Spout Protome
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Featuring a u-section spout with ibex neck and head modelled in the round; rivets to oval face; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 140 grams, 84 wide (169 grams total, 10.4 cm wide including stand)
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Sumerian Limestone Cylinder Seal
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Depicting a figure wearing a radiate crown grappling with animals, six-armed star in the field; drilled vertically for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 31.8 grams, 45 mm
Acquired 1980-1990s. Ex West Country, UK, collection. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology. -
Bactrian Stone Pillar Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Composed of a waisted cylindrical body with flared head and shallow channels bisecting top and base. 3.12 kg, 22.1 cm
Private collection of Maurice Braham, UK. Acquired from Maurice Braham in 2002. Ex central London gallery.
