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LOT 1267
Akkadian Marble Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (16.7 grams, 28 mm).
With incuse frieze depicting a male figure holding a sceptre between two rampant stags; behind, a second pair of rampant beasts (probably lions) fighting; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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LOT 1267
Akkadian Marble Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ram's Head Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With lateral curled horns and wedge-shaped muzzle, ribbed loop to the rear. 11.8 grams, 28 mm
From an old English collection, 1990s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Macehead
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With plain globular body, circular short shaft expanding to a circular flat base. 435 grams, 81 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The mace in the Middle East was of great importance, and widely used in fighting activities at the end of the 4th millennium B.C. Many maces of simple spherical or pear-shaped profile have been found there, and they were quickly utilised by the military commanders as symbol of power and rank; limestone maces are still attested in the Marlik culture of 14th-10th century B.C. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Winged Figure
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With frieze in two registers including a winged figure, procession of goats, facing robed figure and various symbols. 17.5 grams, 40 mm
Ex S collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.
