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LOT 1444
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (405 grams, 88 mm wide).
Indurate limestone vessel with squat profile, broad flat base, carinated shoulder and broad rounded rim.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s.
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LOT 1444
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of biconical beads interspersed with small metal beads and five scaraboids, restrung. 47.8 grams, 44 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Achaemenid Blue and Green Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of mixed beads, including oblate, spherical, and other beads, restrung. 19.1 grams, 44.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
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Western Asiatic Basalt Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Architectural fragment with rectangular band to one edge, carved decorative detailing with inscription. 7.85 kg, 32.6 cm
Private collection, Europe, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12521-231989.
Amid the many architectural, sculptural, and textual riches of Assyria and Mesopotamia, the broken pieces of basalt bearing fragmentary cuneiform inscriptions have received little attention, but are of fundamental importance. Despite being quite fragmentary, these broken pieces of basalt are the remains of an important witness to the Assyrian imperial presence in the Near East.
