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LOT 0931
Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 1 7/8 in. (59 grams total, 24-47 mm).
A mixed group of five ceramic tablet fragments, four bearing cuneiform text and/or pictograms to at least one face. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceSpecialised 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.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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Western Asiatic Animal Seal and Weight Group
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
A group of two copper-alloy artefacts comprising: a discoid stamp seal with suspension lug to reverse, incuse winged and horned quadruped to base; and an 6th-9th century A.D. octagonal weight with pseudo(?) characters to both principal faces and each side facet. 26 grams total, 17-18 mm
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Ur III Cuneiform Tablet Fragment, an Inventory of Linen and Metal Artifacts
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £64
A fragment of a ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces, an inventory of linen and metal artifacts, including a bronze masatum. 21.9 grams, 56 mm
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman. -
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Palestinian Ware Net-Painted Vessel
Mid 2nd-mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A ceramic vessel with hemispherical lower body and sloping shoulder, short neck and everted rim, painted with hatched triangles or stylised nets and circumferential bands. 182 grams, 98 mm wide
Fine condition.
UK collection, 1980s. Ex Lawrence's provincial auction. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.
