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LOT 1307
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 - 3 1/2 in. (153 grams total, 43-89 mm).
Including tanged, barbed leaf-shaped and other types. [20]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Proto-Sumerian Diorite Fish Pair
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Two carved fish amulets, each pierced at the mouth for suspension. 17.1 grams total, 41-42 mm
Swiss private collection, 1990s. Acquired in 2002. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a broad tubular neck with carination at the junction with the squat body, strap handle with spur to the upper edge. 730 grams, 18.4 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
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.
