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LOT 1108
Western Asiatic Zoomorphic Stone Stamp Seal
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.81 grams, 21 mm).
Plano-convex in profile, oval in plan with facial detailing to the knop finial, underside with incuse tree motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number 2921.
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s (collection number on the packet in Professor Lambert's hand.
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Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet Group with Legal Texts
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Comprising two pillow-shaped clay tablets comprising: one in dark brown material, cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge, polished surface, end of the third millennium but with an Akkadian administrative text; one in tan-coloured material, cuneiform text to both broad faces and three edges, a legal text from the beginning of the second millennium. 90 grams total, 45-51 mm
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
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