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LOT 0216
Ur III Clay Cuneiform Tablet
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (26.8 grams, 35 mm).
Pillow-shaped and bearing text to both principal faces and one side edge.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988.
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Western Asiatic Silver Cylinder Seal
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Ex private collection, 1965-2020. -
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. -
Early Neo-Assyrian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
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Displaying a winged god standing left battling a winged quadruped, a large winged insect in the field above; drilled vertically for suspension; chipped; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 26.6 grams, 45 mm
From the 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology in the 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202963.
