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LOT 0814
Western Asiatic Animal Seal and Weight Group
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/4 in. (26 grams total, 17-18 mm).
A group of two copper-alloy artefacts comprising: a discoid stamp seal with suspension lug to reverse, incuse winged and horned quadruped to base; and an 6th-9th century A.D. octagonal weight with pseudo(?) characters to both principal faces and each side facet. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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LOT 0814
Western Asiatic Animal Seal and Weight Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Luristan Horse-Bit with Geometric Design
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A copper-alloy horse bit composed of a round-section bar with coiled ends and two free-moving openwork geometric cheek pieces. 605 grams, 20 cm
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Kingdom of Larsa Cuneiform Tablet for Food Distribution in Ubar-iltum
18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
A large portion of a pillow-shaped clay tablet, bearing cuneiform text to one face and side edge, relating to food distribution in Ubar-iltum, Maši depending on the service of Adalšenni etc. Kingdom of Larsa (?). 55 grams, 45 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 Gold Butterfly Bead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
A sheet-gold 'butterfly' bead of hollow construction. 5.16 grams, 35 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
