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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Engraved Calligraphic Rock Crystal
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (104 grams, 56 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan and biconvex in section with spiral band of dense Nastaliq text surrounding a central calligraphic panel.
ProvenanceAcquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent.
Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
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Sumerian Ceramic Administrative Cuneiform Tablet
Akkadian, circa 2300-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Square in plan, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Clay tablet, 34 x 32 mm., with a total of 8 lines of Sumerian cuneiform on obverse and reverse. Some surface corrosion but much of the script clear. An administrative document with many figures, from Sumer from the Akkadian period, c. 2300-2200 B.C.' 22.22 grams, 35 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a scholarly note (11.), typed and unsigned by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert, with a copy of the note with notes to verso, including 'offered to JPR (J.P. Rosen) at $190 '(19)86. -
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Large Hebrew Leather Scroll
20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A rectangular suede leather manuscript made up from panels sewn along one edge into a long rectangle; sixteen blocks of regular Hebrew script, part of a Torah scroll, including the book of Leviticus. 577 grams, 63.5 x 247 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bichrome Terracotta Jug
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Biconvex in profile with flared mouth and ribbed loop handle; reserved discs and scrolls on a black field. 365 grams, 11.4 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
