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LOT 1173
Western Asiatic Inscribed Stone Tablet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (9.8 grams, 27 mm).
Rectangular in plan with pointillé cuneiform text to both broad faces.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1173
Western Asiatic Inscribed Stone Tablet
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Group
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including barrel-shaped and other types with flat bezel, trumpet-bezel and other types. 47 grams total, 22 - 24 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Gilt Manuscript
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
An extensive Arabic text, bound in cardboard covers, some pages with decorative borders; pages stained. 3.8 kg, 30.5 x 22.5 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Sassanian Bronze Ring with Ibex Gemstone
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With narrow bag-shaped hoop. flared shoulders, plaque with inset agate intaglio ibex in profile with bowl and star above. 3.11 grams, 21.94 mm overall, 18.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
