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LOT 0138
Western Asiatic Silver Animal Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 1/4 in. (16.8 grams, 31 mm).
Formed in the round with stylised anatomical detailing, coiled tail, incised detailing to the tops of the legs and suspension loop to base of neck.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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Early Uruk Clay Numerical Tablet
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Of pillow-shaped form, with numerical markings to one face. 47 grams, 53 mm
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. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl with Loop Handle
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Conical in form with inverted rim and integral D-shaped, round-section handle. 1.65 grams, 43 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
