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LOT 0965
Western Asiatic Conical Seal with Symbol and Inscription
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (9.58 grams, 27 mm).
A conoid black limestone stamp seal bearing enigmatic symbol with surrounding inscription to base, possibly a sun or floral motif; old collector's label to one face; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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LOT 0965
Western Asiatic Conical Seal with Symbol and Inscription
Estimate £450 - 650€520 - 750 (for guidance only)$610 - 880 (for guidance only)
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Aramaic Lead Amuletic Sheet with Magical Text
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
A roughly rectangular sheet-lead panel with columns of lightly incised Aramaic text of magical subject matter; the sheet originally rolled tightly. 4.34 grams, 41 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
The sheet was possibly meant to be a defixio or curse tablet on which the malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up), so that the victim could not find or negate it. -
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Relating to Inventory of Sheep
Mid 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
A bifacial clay tablet with cuneiform text to both faces, an accounting tablet concerning an inventory of various types of sheep associated with names of persons. 28 grams, 64 mm wide
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. 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. -
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Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vase with Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A terracotta vase with bulbous body, small disc base, trumpet-shaped mouth; bands of painted rings to the neck, frieze of birds and leaves to the shoulder, rim chipped. 285 grams, 13.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
