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LOT 1131
Western Asiatic Signed Bronze Calligraphic Vessel
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/2 in. (3.1 kg, 37 cm).
With basal ring, tall tubular neck, flared rim; scroll foliage detailing to the rim and shoulder, fluted neck, interlace roundel and calligraphic band to the equator; base restored, rim partly absent, holes to shoulder and lower body; base restored, possibly a marriage.
ProvenanceProperty of a Hampstead gentleman; from his family collection formed since the 1970s.
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Aramaic Fragmentary Bronze Scroll Text
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Group of sheet-bronze fragments each with impressed Aramaic calligraphic text; mounted in a display frame. 207 grams total, 15-51 mm (13 x 13.5 cm including case)
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Chalcolithic Terracotta Figure
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the round with columnar head and neck, pinched and impressed facial details, applied headdress, collar and calf-length skirt, stub arms. 173 grams, 17.5 cm high
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k33 from Oxford Authentication. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Foundation Nail for Ningirsu, the Strong Hero of Enlil his King, Gudea
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank: 'dnin-gir -su ur-saĝ-kal-ga- den-lil -la lugal-a-ni gu -de -a ensi ŠIR.BUR.LAki-ke nig -du -e pa mu-na-e e -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-du ki-bi mu-na-gi', reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. 355 grams, 95 mm
Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection.
