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LOT 0226
Sumerian Tablet within Envelope with Cylinder Seal Impressions
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (115 grams, 55 mm).
Comprising an envelope with intact tablet within, the outer face covered with cylinder seal impressions, small part opening to reveal the tablet inside.
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 0226
Sumerian Tablet within Envelope with Cylinder Seal Impressions
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
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Elamite Silver Flower Pendant Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £215
A restrung necklace of fusiform and oval carnelian beads with centrepiece of waisted gold tubular bead; two silver inlaid pendants each a quatrefoil with discs in the spandrels, inset glass and haematite panels. 54 grams, 43 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. With a London gallery. Property of a London collector; from her family's private collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Hook
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With suspension loop, rectangular-section shank, recurved lower body with ribbed cross-section, acorn finial. 61 grams, 10.9 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Agate Stamp Seal with Winged Figure
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With intaglio scene of a profile human figure with wings(?) beside a crescent. 21.9 grams, 28 mm
Acquired between 1980-1983. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.
