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LOT 1469
Western Asiatic Assorted Stone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 7/8 in. (22.85 grams total, 10.76-21.85 mm).
Comprising tubular, oblate, barrel-shaped and other beads in agate, amethyst, rock crystal, malachite, and other stones. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Large Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Triangular in section and rectangular in plan with incuse ibex and tree motifs. 13.61 grams, 36 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Pillow-shaped with incised grid to the broad faces, dense cuneiform text in the columns with impressed pellet numerals. 236 grams, 89 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13179-249318.
Various collections of cuneiform tablets form a corpus of texts mainly of an administrative nature, from the Uruk III and Ur III periods. The proto-cuneiform, as a system of proto-writing, emerged in Mesopotamia ca.3500-3200 BC, during the Uruk period. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A fragmentary section of a large pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text on two sides. 150 grams, 87 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.
