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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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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of spherical beads interspersed with barley twist glass beads and a large melon bead at the centre; restrung. 82 grams, 53.2 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
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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
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769. -
Anatolian Black Stone Idol
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Carved in the half-round with hatched detailing to the tunic and belt, discoid head with reserved annulet eyes and trapezoidal nose, lateral stub ears. 156 grams, 10.1 cm
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.
