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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (78 grams total, 21-28 mm).
Comprising mainly flat-section and barrel-shaped types. [17, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Contract Tablet for the Purchase of Land with Silver During the Reign of King Manabaltiel of Kisurra
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Pillow-shaped ceramic tablet with impressed cuneiform inscriptions, listing the purchase of a parcel of land for 1/3 of a mina of silver, a purchase that cannot be contested, with a list of witnesses; wrapped and enclosed in a clay envelope with cuneiform text to both flat faces. 180 grams, 96 mm
From an important collection of a London gentleman, 1980-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Sumerian Terracotta Bulla Envelope with Impressed Decoration
Uruk Period, 5500-3100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Spherical and hollow-formed with moulded animal and other ornament to the outer face; clay tokens inside. 74 grams, 55 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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. Accompanied by a copy of a previous two page illustrated cataloguing note. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Zoomorphic Pin
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With head formed as a crouching dog with head resting on the forelegs; looped tail. 22.5 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market 1979-1983. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
