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LOT 1216
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
CIRCA 604-562 B.C.
8 1/4 x 51/8 in. (1.05 kg, 21 x 13 cm).
A rectangular-section panel with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II, translating as 'King of Babylon provisioner of Esagil and Ezida prime son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon and Ebabbara, the temple of Shamash in Larsa..[...]. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFormerly in a private collection since 1980.
Acquired from the private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK.
Previously the property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a five-page specialist report by James Brenchley.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12315 -215546.
Cf. cuneiform text relating to Nebuchadnezzar II and the restorations at Babylon on a terracotta cylinder from Babylon and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.86.11.282.
FootnotesThe construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar II. He is featured in the biblical Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible.
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LOT 1216
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung designer necklace with spherical and other graduated beads, centrepiece an ovoid glass pendant with hatched detailing. 17.1 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Necklace Bead and Pendant Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including fusiform, tubular, oblate and other types in various materials. 172 grams total, 5-53 mm
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. -
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Drinking and Animal Combat Scenes
Circa 2400-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
With drinking scenes; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Translucent Greenstone / 31 x 12 mm. The engraved area is divided into two registers by a double line. Above is a drinking scene: two seated drinkers, each with a large ot of beer, and between the pots a standing servant. Below is a contest scene: two crossed lions molest each a horned animal. The horned animal on the left is upended, and is succoured by a hero. This comes from Mesopotamia and dates to c. 2400-2200 B.C. It is nicely engraved and in excellent state of preservation.' 8.09 grams, 31 mm
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
