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LOT 0896
Western Asiatic Plaque with Seated Figure
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (123 grams, 10 cm).
A clay plaque fragment displaying a stylised incised tree of life and a figure seated right, depicted with pinched head, recessed eye and outstretched arms.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
A cylinder seal of black stone with rounded edges, incuse frieze depicting a standing female in slim dress, a tree with radiating fruit and leaves, second similar female extending an arm over a small figure with a spear, winged sun-disc (faravahar) above. 33.8 grams, 39 mm
From an important family collection. 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. -
Bactrian Alabaster Offering Cup
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
A spool-shaped alabaster offering cup with shallow bowl, veins in the stone. 1.68 kg, 13 cm high
Acquired 1990s. English private collection. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Paleo-Akkadian Cuneiform Tablet Relating to Barley from Lugalnitazi
Circa 2300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A broadly pillow-shaped clay tablet bearing cuneiform text to one face, a Paleo-Akkadian receipt (from Adab?): barley from Lugalnitazi received by the men of the kitchens. 20.1 grams, 36 mm wide
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.
