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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Bronze Attachment Group
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 3 1/8 in. (152 grams total, 63-79 mm including stand).
Comprising: one side of a feline padlock with Kufic inscription to the flank; foreparts of a feline figurine with ledge to rear; each mounted on a display frame. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx European collection since 1970.
with Hermann Historica, Munich, Germany, Auction 95, no.6031 (Part).
Property of a French collector.
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Large Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal with Lamassu
Circa 2000 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Plano-convex in section with broad face, incuse profile image of a lamassu (winged bull with a human head) with pellets and objects in the field. 70 grams, 59 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Central Asian Stamp Seal Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Including discoid and whorl types with radiating arms. 115 grams total, 42-59 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to one broad face and one edge; chipped. 43.5 grams, 50 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.
