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LOT 0279
Western Asiatic Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (57.2 grams, 63 mm).
Pillow-shaped with columnar ribbing to the broad faces, dense cuneiform text in the columns.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr K., Maryland, USA.
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 2000.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12893-241757.
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LOT 0279
Western Asiatic Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Central Asian Bronze Animal Roundel
1400-1700 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Discoid mount with low-relief animal design; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Bronze Disk 27 x 27 x 6.5 mm This is a round disk with a 'milled' edge. on the back of which a loop of strip metal is attached. The design on the face consists of a standing horned animal facing a tall slender tree, two crosses, one above the back, one between the legs of the animal, and a row of nine big dots under and behind the animal. This comes from west central Asia and most probably dates to c. 1400-1700 A.D. It is a button, no doubt for a formal garment such as a uniform. It is in very good condition.' 5.02 grams, 27 mm
Ex 'S' collection, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Belt Element
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Pentagonal in plan with scooped ogival upper edge, shallow sides and slider-bar to reverse; high-relief decorative motifs of rosette and radiating stems and leaves. 18.25 grams, 43 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Pale Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Mixed group of beads in alternating sizes, restrung to a Y-shape. 14.26 grams, 33 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
