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LOT 1207
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (4.24 grams, 14 mm).
Black stone with a figure wearing a long robe and horned cap, holding a sceptre, other hand raised in greeting to a central male figure seated on a bull; behind a bearded male figure wearing long robes and horned cap and carrying a sceptre; behind a panel with four rows of cuneiform text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Haematite with a seated bearded male figure in long robes and cap, hand held up and holding a cup, crescent moon above; to the front a male deity wearing long robes and a horned cap leading a male figure by the hand, male in long robes and hand held to mouth; behind a male figure in long robes and arms crossed over chest, rectangular panel with three columns of cuneiform text. 7.1 grams, 16 mm
From an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
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Large Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal with Lamassu
Circa 2000 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Plano-convex in section with broad face, incuse profile image of a lamassu (winged bull with a human head) with pellets and objects in the field. 70 grams, 59 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Bowl
Circa 1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Squat in profile with rounded underside, gently curved rim. 1.03 kg, 16 cm wide
From 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.
