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LOT 1106
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (8.24 grams, 33 mm).
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure receiving an offering from a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, column of cuneiform text to the rear: En-Nanna, [son of ] ... is your servant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.065.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 97, for type.
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LOT 1106
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Seated Male Figure Holding an Axe
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Free-standing and with stylised applied face, hair and beard detailing, his hands held together in his lap. 155 grams total, 11 cm high including stand
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Mesopotamian Alabaster Jar
4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With globular body, narrow base, broad flared rim with lip. 528 grams, 9.5 cm high
Ex M. Braham, and Lord McAlpine collections, 1980-1990. -
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Bactrian Manuscript Listing Sheep Supplied from Various Named Individuals
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Recto bearing twenty-one incomplete lines of cursive Avestan text concerning a list of sheep supplied, reading: '...which from...a list for... and (?) which from the requisition...in the city...[from] Yolan: three sheep.-From Kh[...]yog: three sheep.-From [...]z: two sheep.-From Pap: three sheep.-From Nat-[...]nd: two sheep.-From Waraz-warahran:...sheep.-From Bagwye-shan: one sheep.-From Yolwyeshan: two sheep.-From Mihrbaman: one sheep.-From Bag-mareg: one sheep.-From Wind-fruman-yamsh together with Piyar-yamsh: one sheep.-From Bakh-arag:...sheep.-...-[From...]man: one sheep.-From Bib-sen: one sheep.'; verso bearing five incomplete lines of text; accompanied by a typed transcription and translation of the text, additional contextual information and bibliographic references. 3.81 grams, 19.5cm long
Fair condition.
David Lindahl, Sweden, 2001. Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery. Property of a UK collector. For UK buyers only, this item is not exportable from the UK.
The Bactrian kingdom of southern Transoxiana was only known from a handful of inscriptions, seals and coins until circa 1991, when a cache of around 150 documents was discovered in an archive belonging to the ruler of the city of Rob, dating between the 4th-8th century AD, leading to major developments in the understanding of the Bactrian language. Many of these documents were sold on the art market and collected by Dr. David Naser Khalili for his Nour Foundation.
