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LOT 0172
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 3/4 in. (2.1 kg total, 19.5 cm high).
Columnar in form with waisted profile and everted rim, restored.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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Old Babylonian Administrative Text Clay Cuneiform Tablet for the Distribution of Barley Rations
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Roughly pillow-shaped in form and bearing cuneiform text to one face; repaired. 43.9 grams, 52 mm
Specialised 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of mixed stone and shell beads of mainly disc-type, restrung. 10 grams, 28 cm long
Fine condition.
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Pitcher
1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Piriform with integral round-section handle. 1.7 kg, 27 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
