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LOT 1441
Western Asiatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
LATE 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.54 grams, 25 mm).
Rectangular in plan with pyramidal upper face, incuse bull and cow motif.
ProvenanceAcquired in 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 1441
Western Asiatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for the Loan of Money During the Reign of Sin-iqišam King of Larsa
1840-1836 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading: 'Idnin-Sîn and Sutitum have obtained from the god Šamaš (a loan of) 5/6 mine 5 shekels of silver, the silver (has) an interest of 4 shekels 1/3. He° will have to repay the money at the time of sowing. Before (the god) Ea, Before (the goddess) Sugallitum Before (the god) Nanna Before Dani Seal of one (of the) witnesses... In the month of Tebitum The year of Sin-iqišam the king.' 85 grams, 59 mm
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Anatolian Black Stone Idol
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
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Ex Swiss collection, 1980s. Private collection, 1994. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12874-241677.