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LOT 0913
Western Asiatic Silver RepoussÉ Mount with Lion Attacking an Antelope
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (6.13 grams, 42 mm).
A domed silver mount displaying a repoussé scene composed of a lion and antelope in combat. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEssex gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 0913
Western Asiatic Silver RepoussÉ Mount with Lion Attacking an Antelope
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
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Babylonian Large Rock Crystal Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A trio of large rock crystal beads: two similar pillow-shaped beads with a lozenge to both faces, drilled twice for suspension; a stylised flower head with central hole for suspension. 68 grams total, 30-42 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Large Amlash Spouted Vessel
Circa 13th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A large spouted vessel with carinated body, trumpet-style neck and rim, curved round-section spout, strap handle with thumb-pad and circumferential bands and waves to the neck. 2.3 kg, 32 cm high
Acquired 1970-2015. From the collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman. -
Large 'King Nebuchadnezzar the Great' Brick from the Wall of Babylon
604-562 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,980
A large fired clay brick from the Wall of Babylon bearing six lines of stamped Babylonian cuneiform inscription to one face which reads: 'AG - ku -dur-ri-URU' / 'LUGAL ba-bi-lu' / 'za-ni-nu é-sag-ila' / 'u e-zi-da IBILA' / 'SAG.KAL. sa AG-IBILA-URU' / 'LUGAL ba-bi-lu ana-ku', which translates: 'Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who provides for Esagila and Ezida, the eldest son of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I'; traces of bitumen on the blank side; accompanied by an old label which reads: 'Brick from the Wall of Babylon / Presented by W.Bro. Gentle-Cackett Secretary Bible Lands Mission / The impression records the fact that it was built by King Nebuchadnezzar [II]'. 13.6 kg, 33.5 x 33 cm
Ex Reverend Samuel W. Gentle-Cackett (1871-1943), in the 1930s. Gentle-Cackett was the secretary of the Bible Lands Missions’ Aid Society, 76 The Strand, London, WC2 (1904-1943), author of Palestine Portrayed, 1936, and Worshipful Brother of the Lodge of Sincerity 174. This brick formed part of an old collection of Masonic ephemera, and is believed to have originated from the Lodge of Sincerity 174. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. Accompanied by a copy of the book Palestine Portrayed, 1936, written by S.W. Gentle-Cackett. Accompanied by copies of the relevant pages from the book They Wrote on Clay, showing similar bricks in situ.
Genesis 11:3: "And they said to one another, 'Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly', and they had brick for stone and bitumen for mortar." In the 1920s, Cackett read reports of Christian Armenians being orphaned as a result of attacks from Turks and in response he set up a refuge in Bedfont, where he was able to rehome 1500 children.
