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LOT 1153
Early Dynastic Stone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 2700-2660 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (100 grams, 43 mm).
With waisted profile, frieze comprising entwined serpents, standing male figure wrestling a rampant beast and other elements; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 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.
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LOT 1153
Early Dynastic Stone Cylinder Seal
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Composed of alternating oblate and grooved cylindrical beads with ring-and-dot decoration, central feature and large triangular bead with ring-and-dot motifs to the lower edge; restrung. 38.8 grams, 46 cm
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Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
With frieze of oxen and other animals in profile, with 'arrow' above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 36.3 grams, 32 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Scaraboid Seal with Aramaic Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Scaraboid bead with incised legend in two lines to the underside. 3.37 grams, 11 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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.
