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LOT 1246
Akkadian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal Section in Silver Ring
EARLY DYNASTIC III, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (26.88 grams, 34.05 mm overall, 17.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly slip, handwritten and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Half of Early Dynastic III / Akkad cylinder seal. Hero between two horned animals.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.960.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip, handwritten and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
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.
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LOT 1246
Akkadian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal Section in Silver Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
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Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung group of tubular and other beads with a discoid dangle. 8.45 grams, 33.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. 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. -
Levantine Black Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 1200-1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of soft, black stone, 29 x 18 mm. A scene is contained within upper and lower rules and a ladder pattern repeated at left and right. The main figure is a standing deity holding up items in each raised hand. he wears a pointed cap and might be meant as Hadad/Teshub/Baal, the storm god, but the symbols held are not sufficiently clear to be certain. In front of him is a small figure of human form, and three horned quadrupeds; behind him is a bird, a fish(?) and a scorpion. Vacant spaces are filled with dots, and linear devices. The seal is a typical "Levantine" cylinder c. 1200-1000 B.C. from Syria or Anatolia. it is cut with a hand-held pointed graving tool and the drill. Though worn, the design is completely clear.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.72 grams, 28 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in October 1987. 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. -
Babylonian Terracotta Relief with Astarte
2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £494
Fragment with applied vertical female figure supporting her breasts in her hands, flanked by incised lateral wing motifs, a marriage. 350 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. 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.
