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LOT 1343
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with Accounts of Barley
CIRCA 21ST CENTURY B.C.
1 5/ 8 in. (34.7 grams, 42 mm).
Corner section of a cuneiform tablet with impressed cuneiform text on three sides.
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1343
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with Accounts of Barley
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Palestinian or Anatolian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Sphinx
Circa 1200-900 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a domed body and a large handle, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Brown Stone with Black Patina, 17 x 17.5 x 18 mm. The seal has an oval face, with domed back with superimposed handle, which is nicely shaped. The design shows a recumbent sphynx: body of a quadruped, but human head and wings. Above its back is a bird or fly. This is a seal from Syria / Palestine or Anatolia, c. 1200-900 B.C. It is in fine condition.' 4.61 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered 1607, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Bactrian Terracotta Vessel Stand
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
With flange rim, flared base, stem with collars, and some painted decoration to the rim and neck. 1.67 kg, 21.5 cm high
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of graduated spherical beads with a hatched design, restrung. 61.5 grams, 42 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection.
