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LOT 1275
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (4.78 grams, 20 mm).
Tubular in form with lightly-incised rectilinear images and text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
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Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Distribution of Sheep by the Wife of E.Kisal
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
Terracotta pillow-shaped tablet with grid to each broad face, each cell with an impressed image and a corresponding number of impressions from the tip of a rod, a list for the distribution of animals to the contrary reading: Obverse: Column 1 1. 2(N01) , U8 2 ewes 2. 3(N01) , UDUNITA~a 3 male sheep 3. 1(N01) , UD5~a 1 …-sheep 4. 4(N01) , MASZ2 |U4x1(N57)|# 4 goats day 1 5. , GAL~a SAL E~a (name?) Column 2 1. 1(N01) , U8 1 ewe 2. 4(N01) , UDUNITA~a 4 male sheep 3.a. 5(N01) , MASZ2 5 goats 3.b1. 1(N01) , |U4x3(N57)|# GAL 1 large 3.b2. 4(N01) , |U4x1(N57)|# TUR 1 small 4. , |SZE~a.NAM2| … Reverse: Column 1 1. 1(N14) , SAL E~a [...] 1 … 2. 1(N14)# [...] 1 … Column 2 1. 3(N01) , U8 (total) 3 ewes 2. 7(N01) , UDUNITA~a (total) 7 male sheep 3. 9(N01) , MASZ2 (total) 9 goats 4. 1(N01) , UD5~a (total) 1 …-sheep Column 3 1. , |SIxKU~b1| 2(N14) , BA MASZ GAN2 SAL E~a KISAL~b1 (interpretation: distributed in the SI.KU settlement, the wife of E.KISAL being responsible). 72.3 grams, 80 mm
From specialised collection of cuneiform texts, formed in the 1950s-1990s. The property of a London gentleman and housed in London, 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 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12117-215351. -
Sassanian Chalcedony Hair Ring with Gayomard Figure
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Barrel-shaped with broad central hole; engraved to the outer face with a 'Gayomard' figure holding spears in his extended hands; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 23.5 grams, 30 mm
with Christie's, London, 21 April 1999, no.11. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals, no.19 Accompanied by a copy of an old typed cataloguing page signed by A D H Bivar. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12127-217086. -
Bactrian Alabaster Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Of conical form with narrow flat base, carved from banded alabaster. 850 grams, 15 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
