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LOT 1101
Western Asiatic Bronze Bulbous Bowl
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (148 grams total, 91 mm).
With slightly everted rim to the mouth, rounded underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
One plano-convex disc, pierced, with geometric motif; one similar with scooped indents, cross motif. 9.66 grams total, 16-18 mm
From an old English collection, 1990s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Amounts of Barley
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Rectangular tablet, lentoid in section, with surface divided into three panels, each with a proto-Sumerian legend in an early form of cuneiform script. 26.3 grams, 55 mm
From an important collection of a London gentleman, 1980-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12243-220927. -
Green Stone Pendant with Inscription
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rectangular with scooped detailing to the upper edge, point pierced for suspension; five lines of calligraphic nastaliq script with floral ornament. 36.2 grams, 63 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
