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LOT 0185
Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.96 grams, 19 mm).
Showing two goddesses with two other figures; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of an old scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of green jasper 19 x 11 mm. Presentation scene: seated goddess to right, before her one goddess, a woman holding a bucket and a man holding a kid are standing. Akkadian, c. 2300-2200 B.C., fine engraving in very good condition.'
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P108.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, handwritten and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert and an old photograph.
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LOT 0185
Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Old Babylonian Alabaster Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With frieze of robed figures in procession; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.16 grams, 14 mm
Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1980-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Compartmented Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Squat and broad with hatched band below the everted rim, segmented internally. 256 grams, 86 mm wide
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Walking Quadruped
Circa 2000-1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Discoid with large looped handle to the reverse; accompanied by typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 22 x 20 x 26mm. This has a round, slightly concave face and a back which rises steeply to a stalk handle with pierced loop. The design on the face, done in intaglio, consists of a walking winged quadruped with tail raised. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000-1500 B.C. It is a less common type, and the metal is sound.' 21 grams, 26 mm
Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 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. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
