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LOT 1879
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 1 in. (4.14 grams total, 10-24 mm).
Including a bird modelled in the round, basket with loop handle, heart-shaped amulet. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1879
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Collection
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Idol Head
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Carved in the round with exaggerated features, elongated headdress pierced at the top, columnar neck. 8.23 grams, 41 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, a Legal Document in Envelope
Circa 2000-1700 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £500
Pillow-shaped baked clay tablet with cuneiform legend enclosed in an unmarked clay sleeve; accompanied by an old handwritten slip: 'Tablet with envelope, a legal document, Old Babylonian, c.2000-1700 B.C.'. 307 grams, 79 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an old handwritten note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Western Asiatic Faience Cylinder Seal with Archer
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £80
With incuse design of a winged horse facing a robed figure aiming with a drawn bow. 7.48 grams, 35 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
