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LOT 0235
Anatolian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Hunter
CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (35.7 grams, 37 mm).
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: 'Cylinder seal of black stone, 38 x 22.5 mm., condition very good. The stone is slightly wider at the base than the top. Scene of standing hunter (?), sideways and inverted quadrupeds, scorpion, unidentified four legged creature, lunar crescent, dot with four concentric circles around it; the whole between two rules. Syrian or Anatolian, c. 1200-1000 B.C.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1988.
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 0235
Anatolian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Hunter
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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Assyrian Stone Bust of the Demon Pazuzu
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Carved in the round bust with heavily hatched brow and cheeks, D-shaped eyes, snubbed feline nose, ellipsoid mouth gaping with teeth exposed, segmented panel to chest. 47 grams, 37 mm
European art market, 1997. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12596-232196. 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.
Pazuzu, in the old Mesopotamian mythology, is described as ‘the son of Hanbu and king of wind demons’. Amulets with images of his full body or, more often, just his head, were common in the early first millennium B.C. Pazuzu was most popular in the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods, from about the late 8th century B.C. through the 6th century B.C. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Cabochons
Late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising three circular bezels above a rhomboid bezel, loop above and below with mounting bar to the reverse; each bezel with radiating granule clusters, the central bezel set with a turquoise and the other three with garnets; the upper garnet a re-used bead. 4.88 grams, 34 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. Accompanied by a dealer's information card. 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. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead and Pendant Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising: seven granulated tubular beads; on oblate bead with tight rows of applied pellets; two discoid pendants with double suspension loop above. 4.91 grams total, 5-8 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. 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.
