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LOT 1113

Cylinder Seal Group

CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C. AND LATER

1/2 - 3/4 in. (7.62 grams total, 13-18 mm).

Comprising: an Akkadian example with a heroic scene carved in shell, 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 White Marble, 18 x 10 mm. The design shows hero in the middle, succouring on either side a domestic quadruped on its hind legs, each being attacked by a lion. This is an Akkadian seal from Mesopotamia or West Iran, c. 2300-2200 B.C. The surface is somewhat worn.'; a haematite seal engraved with a walking dog or wolf with three stars above, rosette to the back; a carnelian seal engraved with a group of worshippers wearing long robes and Median caps, tree motif to the back. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

The first property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s.
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the 1980s.
The other examples the property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995.
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 original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

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LOT 1113

Cylinder Seal Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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