Loading, please wait...
LOT 0210
Ur III Cuneiform Clay Tablet
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (24.6 grams, 34 mm).
Small pillow-shaped tablet with crisp cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection pre 1988.
J.L. collection, Surrey, UK, 2000s.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Horse Padlock
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
In the form of a stylised horse, the body and tail with gilded line detailing; hollow, the mechanism not present. 20.2 grams, 46 mm
UK art market, acquired prior to 1985.
Likely Ilkhanid or Timurid dynasty. -
Western Asiatic Ceramic Flask with Star Design
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Of lentoid form with u-section medial channel incorporating three suspension lugs, short spout with rounded rim, central raised ring to the upper face decorated with a stylised star, the body with concentric roundels. 1.4 kg, 26 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Sassanian Clay Bulla
Circa 400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
The domed face impressed with a number of seals displaying animal figures together with other designs; possible remains of maker's finger prints in the clay. 65 grams, 50 mm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
