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LOT 1076
Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 1/4 in. (2.49 kg, 28.5 cm wide).
Sturdy columnar stem flaring to the broad base with carinated rim, band of pained geometric ornament; the bowl broad and dished with concentric ring detailing.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal of Ili-iddinam, Servant of the Goddess Nin-si'anna
Circa 1900-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
With three standing figures; accompanied by 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 with White Streaks / 31 x 17 mm. / The design consists of three standing figures: a god in short clothes on the right, a worshipper in long robe raising one hand in the middle, and a nude female shown frontally on the left. A spade symbol appears in front of the god on the right. A two line cuneiform inscription names the ancient seal-owner: Ili-iddinam, servant of (the goddess) Nin-si'anna / Nin-si'anna is a name of Ishter-Venus. This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1600 B.C. It has a rare stone for the period, but is not deeply cut. The seal is in very good state of preservation.' 17 grams, 31 mm
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. 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. 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. -
Western Asiatic Large Agate Bead Necklace
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Composed of graduating opaque rounded biconical beads with a large flattened bead to the centre. 345 grams, 84 cm long
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
Large Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Black stone with a seated female deity wearing long robes and horned cap and holding a sceptre in outstretched hand, crescent moon above; in front a Janus headed deity with one face human, the other a lion, wearing a horned cap and long robes, hand upraised and holding an offering, the other hand holding that of a male worshipper in long robes, hand held in front of mouth; rectangular panel with two columns of cuneiform text. 19.7 grams, 29 mm
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s. 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.
