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LOT 1060
Western Asiatic Glass Artefact Collection
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (44.8 grams total, 20-47 mm).
Including two animal heads and a vessel with stopper. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Late Old Babylonian or Kassite Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With text to one remaining face; lentoid in cross-section. 52 grams, 50 mm
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. -
Western Asiatic Jasper Cylinder Seal with Seated Figures
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Cotton-reel type with drilled frieze of serpents, seated figures and other items. 13.6 grams, 22 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.070. London collection, 2016. -
Luristan Bronze Pin with King Holding Animals
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
The oval head displaying a repoussé scene composed of a winged 'Master of Animals' figure standing at centre holding an animal in each outstretched hand; tapering round-section stem with collars towards the upper body; tip of pin stem absent; accompanied by a custom-made backing board. 134 grams total, 32 cm including stand
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s.