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LOT 0855
Western Asiatic Gold Leech Earring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (5.03 grams, 30 mm).
Composed of a hollow-formed c-shaped body with six rows of conical bosses and four filigree ropework bands. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePart of a collection acquired around 1900; and thence by decent 1940s.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1984.175.43a,b., for similar.
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Western Asiatic Glazed Ceramic Tile Panel Display
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising four separate calligraphic glazed tiles with chamfered outer edges; each with ochre and yellow meander motif enclosing a light blue field with flowers and foliage in white, central dark blue panel with yellow scrolled border and white calligraphic text; repaired. 14.7 kg, 62 cm
Fair condition, repaired.
Acquired prior to 1990. Ex private collection, London, UK. -
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Mesopotamian Pictographic Clay Tablet
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
Inscribed on one face with a seven-panelled pictographic grid, with a branch above; the reverse inscribed with a branch and a motif containing two drilled circles. 42 grams, 69 mm
Very fine condition, chipped.
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. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11335-190939. -
Aramaic Bronze Magical Text
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Rectangular in form with trace remains of text; unrolling marks visible; displayed in a membranous frame. 215 grams total, 13.5 x 13 cm including case
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s.
