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LOT 0237
Uruk Clay Pictographic Tablet Bearing an Economic Text Relating to Farm Produce
4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (61.1 grams, 72 mm).
Written over two faces; lentoid cross-section.
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.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11869-201159.
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LOT 0237
Uruk Clay Pictographic Tablet Bearing an Economic Text Relating to Farm Produce
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
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Luristan Bronze Implement with Antelope Heads
11th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising a round-section stem with rounded point, possibly a probe; substantial finial formed as two resting antelopes with emphasised heads, one devoid of horns. 69.2 grams, 18 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980. -
Western Asiatic Bull-Headed Bronze Spout
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Of roughly cylindrical form, terminating in a stylised bull's head with curved horns. 135 grams, 79 mm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Knobbed Bracelet Pair
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Each annular hoop with a round-section body with regularly disposed knops to the outer edge. 56 grams total, 75-76 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
