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LOT 1611
Western Asiatic Carnelian Amulet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 5/8 in. (6.17 grams total, 8-16 mm).
Including a mushroom-shaped drop, reef knot, melon and other types. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1611
Western Asiatic Carnelian Amulet Collection
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, a Legal Document in Envelope
Circa 2000-1700 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Pillow-shaped baked clay tablet with cuneiform legend enclosed in an unmarked clay sleeve; accompanied by an old handwritten slip: 'Tablet with envelope, a legal document, Old Babylonian, c.2000-1700 B.C.'. 307 grams, 79 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an old handwritten note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat and hemispherical in profile with pairs of incised rings to the inner face. 80 grams, 11.4 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Assyrian Hardstone Relief with Head of a Bearded Man
704-681 B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief carving of a profile bust with short straight hair confined by a brow-band, segmented curls forming the beard, furrowed brow, one arm extended; handwritten label to rear 'from the Koyunjik palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh and incised legend 'KOUYUNJIK' and 'A'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 530 grams total, 11.6 cm including stand
Allegedly found in the Koyunjik Palace of Sennacherib. Ex property of a gentleman, UK, acquired in the 1970s. Ex private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, 1988. Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 December 1994, no.235. Art market, New York. Ex private collection, Tokyo, Japan. Private European collection, 2009. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12880-241660.
The image can be compared with that of a fisherman from the time of Sennacherib (705-681 B.C.). On his head, there is a fillet which slightly broadens at the front.
