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LOT 1321
Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 7/8 in. (35 grams, 48 mm).
Bifacial, triangular in plan with one rounded edge; impressed grid and cuneiform texts to both broad faces and one edge; likely one corner of a pillow-shaped tablet. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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Very Large Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Recording Commodities for Various Named individuals
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Rectangular in plan with rounded edges, obverse with incised grid and dense cuneiform text across about half the available surface; one corner chipped. 931 grams, 17.2 cm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Parthian Stone Seal with Bearded Bust
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Large Iranian Ceramic Plate with Enthroned Shah
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
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