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LOT 1326
Western Asiatic Bronze Weight Collection
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (135 grams total, 11-20 mm).
Including barrel-shaped, cuboid, biconvex, tabular and other types, some with punched markings. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK.
Ex North London collection, 1990s.
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Old Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Ishtar Presentation Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
With frieze depicting a king and a suppliant goddess approaching the goddess Ishtar and a faint two-lined cuneiform inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.6 grams, 28 mm
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 April 2001, lot 504 (haematite) and 513 (part). with Petit Musée, Montreal, acquired at the above sale; thence by descent. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Graduated group of mainly annular and tubular beads with melon bead centrepiece. 23.9 grams, 42 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Foundation Nail for Ningirsu, the Strong Hero of Enlil His King, Gudea
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank: 'dnin-gir -su ur-saĝ-kal-ga- den-lil -la lugal-a-ni gu -de -a ensi ŠIR.BUR.LAki-ke nig -du -e pa mu-na-e e -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-du ki-bi mu-na-gi', reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. 338 grams, 92 mm
Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection.
