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LOT 0940
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Trial Piece: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?)
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 1/8 in. (6.06 grams, 30 mm).
Steatite or talc with two columns of cuneiform text, un-drilled: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?); possibly unfinished. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.083.
London collection, 2016.
See Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, for discussion.
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LOT 0940
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Trial Piece: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?)
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Gaming 'Dice'
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Cuboid in form with 'numerals' 4, 2 and 1 in dot form to three faces, one face bearing an X, one a diagonal groove through the centre and one blank. 23.8 grams, 23 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Bactrian Gold Earring Pair
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Each composed of an ear hook with circular cells at the neck and triangular plaque composed of graduated gold bulbs. 3.16 grams, 18 mm each
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
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Neo-Sumerian Clay Tablet
Ur III, 22nd-21st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Of pillow-shaped form, bearing cuneiform text to both principal faces. 28.4 grams, 39 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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.
