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LOT 1149
Western Asiatic Banded Alabaster Conical Bowl
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 7/8 in. (434 grams, 15 cm wide).
With broad conical profile, narrow base; rim chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Western Asiatic Silver Polyhedral Amulet
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A cornerless cube decorated to diamond-shaped faces with punched dots to the edge; triangular faces with star motif; usage wear. 46.5 grams, 24 mm
Acquired on the German art market, before 1980. Private collection, England. -
Western Asiatic Pale Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed mainly of annular beads interspersed with barrel-shaped beads, restrung to a Y-shape. 12.27 grams, 30.6 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet For an Interest Free Loan From the Moon God Nanna
1834-1823 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading: '12 shekels of interest-free silver, from (the moon-god) Nanna, debt of Bitanum. Before Qišti-Enlil Before Dadiya Before Sîn-šemi In the month of Innana, the 5th. The year (the king) built the temple of Ninug... inside (the city of) Maškan-šapir.' 55 grams, 47 mm
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769.
