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LOT 1170
Western Asiatic Terracotta Storage Vessel
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (1.1 kg, 16.5 cm high).
Barrel-shaped with slightly flared base, rounded rim, row of projecting lugs to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Late Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Circa 900-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
The scene in a single register presenting a seated figure, possibly a deity, with a raised arm, a worshipper before him with one raised arm; a crouching horned quadruped behind the worshipper, a winged figure above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.69 grams, 22 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; chipped, repaired. 70.5 grams, 57 mm
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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Concerning Field Divisions
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Irregular fragment with vertical columns of cuneiform text. 34.5 grams, 48 mm
Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK, in 1985. From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12316-215186
