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LOT 1238
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 - 3 1/4 in. (80.7 grams total, 31-83 mm).
Including a scrolled handle, animal-head mount and other items. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet for the Distribution of Barley
Circa 3300-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge. 130 grams, 82 mm
Private collection Mr S.A., acquired in 1994; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12116-218146. -
Western Asiatic Diorite Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Conical in profile with narrow base and rounded rim. 1.46 kg, 18.2 cm
From the collection of A.R., 1970s. Ex private collection of Mr.K.A., acquired from the above. -
Fatimid Glass Gaming Piece
Egypt, circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Barrel-shaped in profile in translucent olive-green glass, with deep shoulder and knop finial. 17.08 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999.
Probably intended for use in the game of backgammon.