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LOT 0991
Western Asiatic Style Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 in. (344 grams total, 1.4-10.2 cm).
A group of three stone artefacts in ancient style: a haematite cylinder seal accompanied by an impression; penannular metallic bracelet with ram's head terminals and filigree ornament; an alabaster pot of tapering cylindrical form, frieze of birds advancing right engraved around the circumference. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceGerman collection formed before 2000.
Ex private European collection.
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Relating to Inventory of Sheep
Mid 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
A bifacial clay tablet with cuneiform text to both faces, an accounting tablet concerning an inventory of various types of sheep associated with names of persons. 28 grams, 64 mm wide
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. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Bone Handle
Circa mid 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A carved bone finial for a knife or other utensil, a lozengiform head with shaped flourishes to three sides, neck of oval cross-section, bifacial geometric decoration composed of ring-and-dot motifs and hatching; green colouration. 13.7 grams, 61 mm
Acquired 1990s. Ex French collection. -
Western Asiatic Bulbous Vase
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A bulbous ceramic vessel with trumpet-style neck and rim and integral foot. 1.1 kg, 23 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
