| Cuneiform Tablets and Other Ancient Writing |  |
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| Egyptian, Faience Sistrum Handle, Late Period, c. 712 - 30 B.C. |   | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AB33414. Sistrum handle; 2 5/8" (6.7 cm) long, blue-green faience, hieroglyphs on both sides, Choice, $140.00 (€105.00) |
| Roman Clay Bulla Seal, Apollo(?) Leaning on Column, c. 1st - 2nd Century A.D. |  | A bulla (plural, bullae) is a lump of clay or lead molded around a cord and stamped with a seal that identifies the sender. With a bulla in place a container cannot be violated without visible damage to either the bulla or the cord, thereby ensuring the contents remain tamper-proof until they reach their destination.
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| AA54468. Clay bulla (tag seal), Roman clay bulla seal, weight 0.851 g, maximum diameter 13.0 mm, c. 1st - 2nd Century A.D.; obverse Apollo(?) standing left, leaning on column with left elbow; reverse imprint of a papyrus document; $70.00 (€52.50) |
| Eastern India, Buddhist Terracotta Votive Sealing, c. 8th Century |  | At holy sites and temples Buddhist pilgrims would purchase small votive offerings, to present to the shrine to be interred inside a stupa, or to take home as a memento. Votive offerings varied from place to place and over time. They were often made of terracotta and included small plaques, stupas, and sealings. The various sealings texts include meaningless pseudo-writing, repeated mantras, passages from the Ramayana, the Buddhist creed, prayers, etc. Because few early Buddhist manuscripts have survived in India, the writings found on these humble sealings provide a rare glimpse of the various scripts used in India in ancient and early medieval times. -- http://papyri.tripod.com/buddhist/introsealings.html |
| AB54487. cf. Zwalf 1985, p. 33 and nos. 144 - 146; edge chips, maximum diameter 28 mm, obverse Sanskrit text: the Buddhist Creed; reverse undecorated; mica sparkling in the clay, ex Alex G. Malloy; $50.00 (€37.50) |
| Eastern India, Buddhist Terracotta Votive Sealing, c. 8th Century |  | At holy sites and temples Buddhist pilgrims would purchase small votive offerings, to present to the shrine to be interred inside a stupa, or to take home as a memento. Votive offerings varied from place to place and over time. They were often made of terracotta and included small plaques, stupas, and sealings. The various sealings texts include meaningless pseudo-writing, repeated mantras, passages from the Ramayana, the Buddhist creed, prayers, etc. Because few early Buddhist manuscripts have survived in India, the writings found on these humble sealings provide a rare glimpse of the various scripts used in India in ancient and early medieval times. -- http://papyri.tripod.com/buddhist/introsealings.html |
| AB54490. cf. Zwalf 1985, p. 33 and nos. 144 - 146, maximum diameter 24 mm, obverse Sanskrit text: the Buddhist Creed; reverse undecorated; mica sparkling in the clay, ex Alex G. Malloy; $50.00 (€37.50) |
| Eastern India, Buddhist Terracotta Votive Sealing, c. 8th Century |  | At holy sites and temples Buddhist pilgrims would purchase small votive offerings, to present to the shrine to be interred inside a stupa, or to take home as a memento. Votive offerings varied from place to place and over time. They were often made of terracotta and included small plaques, stupas, and sealings. The various sealings texts include meaningless pseudo-writing, repeated mantras, passages from the Ramayana, the Buddhist creed, prayers, etc. Because few early Buddhist manuscripts have survived in India, the writings found on these humble sealings provide a rare glimpse of the various scripts used in India in ancient and early medieval times. -- http://papyri.tripod.com/buddhist/introsealings.html |
| AB54495. cf. Zwalf 1985, p. 33 and nos. 144 - 146, maximum diameter 26 mm, obverse Sanskrit text: the Buddhist Creed; reverse undecorated; mica sparkling in the clay, ex Alex G. Malloy; $50.00 (€37.50) |
| Eastern India, Buddhist Terracotta Votive Sealing, c. 8th Century |  | At holy sites and temples Buddhist pilgrims would purchase small votive offerings, to present to the shrine to be interred inside a stupa, or to take home as a memento. Votive offerings varied from place to place and over time. They were often made of terracotta and included small plaques, stupas, and sealings. The various sealings texts include meaningless pseudo-writing, repeated mantras, passages from the Ramayana, the Buddhist creed, prayers, etc. Because few early Buddhist manuscripts have survived in India, the writings found on these humble sealings provide a rare glimpse of the various scripts used in India in ancient and early medieval times. -- http://papyri.tripod.com/buddhist/introsealings.html |
| AB54488. cf. Zwalf 1985, p. 33 and nos. 144 - 146; edge chips, maximum diameter 25 mm, obverse Sanskrit text: the Buddhist Creed; reverse undecorated; mica sparkling in the clay, ex Alex G. Malloy; $45.00 (€33.75) |
| Eastern India, Buddhist Terracotta Votive Sealing, c. 8th Century |  | At holy sites and temples Buddhist pilgrims would purchase small votive offerings, to present to the shrine to be interred inside a stupa, or to take home as a memento. Votive offerings varied from place to place and over time. They were often made of terracotta and included small plaques, stupas, and sealings. The various sealings texts include meaningless pseudo-writing, repeated mantras, passages from the Ramayana, the Buddhist creed, prayers, etc. Because few early Buddhist manuscripts have survived in India, the writings found on these humble sealings provide a rare glimpse of the various scripts used in India in ancient and early medieval times. -- http://papyri.tripod.com/buddhist/introsealings.html |
| AB54492. cf. Zwalf 1985, p. 33 and nos. 144 - 146; edge chip and chipped area of text, maximum diameter 31 mm, obverse Sanskrit text: the Buddhist Creed; reverse undecorated; mica sparkling in the clay, ex Alex G. Malloy; $45.00 (€33.75) |
| Writings of Mankind, Alex G. Malloy Auction XVII, Spring 1990 |  | Includes objects in the following categories: Cuneiform, Hieroglyphic, Hieratic, Aramaic, Edessan Syriac, Greek, Islamic (Arabic), Dravadian, Classical Latin, Late Latin, English, American Colonial, French, German, and Russian. |
| BC00008. Writings of Mankind 1990, Alex G. Malloy Auction XVII, spring 1990, 123 lots, 68 pages, 40 plates; $12.50 (€9.38) |
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