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LOT 0154
Western Asiatic Bronze Bird Collection
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 7/8 in. (46 grams total, 28-47 mm).
One with curved comb and wattle, raised disc eyes, carinated pentagonal tail; one with hooked beak, lentoid eyes, low-relief detailing. [2]
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0154
Western Asiatic Bronze Bird Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Khorasan Blue Glazed Jar with Decoration
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Composed of a globular body with broad ribbed neck and shallow foot, the body painted with vertical dashes and scrolling forms, some restoration; rim and shoulder chipped. 366 grams, 15.2 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Babylonian Votive Clay Cuneiform Cone Fragment of Gudea from Telloh
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Composed of a domed head and tapering cylindrical body bearing cuneiform text to each aspect. 105 grams, 60 mm
Acquired 1970-1990. Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family. -
Old Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Royal Letter To Iluni King of Eshnunna
Circa late 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,925
Written over two principal faces and two side edges: 'From Warassa to Iluni comprising: 1. Usual greetings. 2. The king of Der asks Iluni to provide him with men because he lacks manpower to do the harvest. He offers to retain an escort when it returns from Susa. 2. Warassa justifies the small amount of copper he sent to Iluni at his request. The stock of copper in the palace of Der is empty and what was left had to be used for the manufacture of ex-voto for the god Ištaran. The remission of debts also contributed to the impoverishment of the palace. Nevertheless, Warassa bought copper and sent it to Ešnunna, which amounts to 5 talents. 4. A sum of money is sent to Iluni in exchange for the sending of 5 young people who will enter the service of the palace.' (M. Guichard). 238 grams, 11 cm
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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no. 201148.
