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LOT 1271
Cappadocian Cylinder Seal with Standing Figures and Lamma
CIRCA 1900-1800 B.C.
5/8 in. (4.28 grams, 17 mm).
Haematite with four standing figures; accompanied by a section of an old typed scholarly note on a collection of 61 seals, typed and unsigned, by W. G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cappadocian, c. 1900-1800 B.C. Hematite. Figure with axe over shoulder and holding symbol facing (i) figure holding different symbol, (ii) Lamma, and (iii) worshipper; bird, "vessel" and "ball staff".' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s with collection identification no.39.
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 a copy of an unsigned scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
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LOT 1271
Cappadocian Cylinder Seal with Standing Figures and Lamma
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
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. 2.49 kg, 28.5 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic and Other Stone Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including tabular, oblate, tubular, square-section and other types in lapis lazuli, carnelian, terracotta and other materials. 122 grams total, 2-21 mm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020. -
Canaanite Net Painted Jar
Bronze Age, circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Of biconvex profile formed with a rounded base and flared shoulder, everted rim; applied red-paint trellis design to the shoulder and rim. 519 grams, 14 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The jar belongs to the Early Bronze Period I or II of Canaan, in red decoration with net pattern, and it is unusual having an oval cross-section. Many of these jars were found at Tell el-Far'ah.
