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LOT 0280
Large Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal with Lamassu
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (70 grams, 59 mm).
Plano-convex in section with broad face, incuse profile image of a lamassu (winged bull with a human head) with pellets and objects in the field.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 0280
Large Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal with Lamassu
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Syro-Hittite Bronze Figure
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round, standing figure with pinched facial features, transverse collar, applied pellet eyes and breasts, arms bent forward, legs closed together; the right hand holds a cup or bowl. 13.7 grams, 73 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Mixed group including one with hands pressed together, one with arms spread wide and other types. 642 grams total, 9.5-13 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Foundation Nail for Ningirsu, the Strong Hero of Enlil His King, Gudea
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank: 'dnin-gir -su ur-saĝ-kal-ga- den-lil -la lugal-a-ni gu -de -a ensi ŠIR.BUR.LAki-ke nig -du -e pa mu-na-e e -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-du ki-bi mu-na-gi', reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. 338 grams, 92 mm
Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection.
