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LOT 0232
Large Middle Elamite Glass Cylinder Seal Asking for Divine Approval
CIRCA 1400-1000 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (16.60 grams, 47 mm).
Accompanied by a copy of 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 Glass 47 x 15 mm. The main scene in the design shows a seated god on the right wearing a long robe with bottom fringe, sitting on a stool with crossing struts and holding in one hand a situla. Before him stands a servant similarly dressed and extending one hand. Between the two figures is a locust in big size and in the upper parts is a symbol. Above this scene is a band with three recumbent quadrupeds. The remainder of the space is devoted to a three-line cuneiform inscription:
garna4kišib ne May the owner of this seal
ina é-gal DU have free access to the palace
NI Ni APKIN KA
This is a Middle Elamite seal, c. 1400-1100 B.C. The design an inscription are based on Cassite-period Babylonian seals, but with Elamite rendering. This is a large seal and though the ends are chipped, it is otherwise in very good condition for ancient glass. Indeed, it is in such excellent state that one asks if it is not volcanic glass, namely obsidian. However, the pitted surface favours man-made glass, but in unusually good condition.'; a more comprehensive and up-to-date translation is:
ki dingir ti-la Life is the gift of god.
ina é-DU.DU (May he (seal owner)) have free access to the palace,
i3-li2 APKIN KA I beseech you, my god.
; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Acquired from Christie's, New York, USA.
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P51.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12693-236341.
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 0232
Large Middle Elamite Glass Cylinder Seal Asking for Divine Approval
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
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Sumerian Calcite Figure of a Priest
Uruk, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Carved in the round robed figure seated on a chair; the figure with carefully dressed beard and cropped hair, wearing a long-sleeved robe reaching to his ankles with sash-cords at the front draped from his knees; the high-backed chair with D-shaped seat and reserved saltire to the rear with column and rectangular panel above; the figure with hands cupped in his lap; one foot absent. 37.8 grams, 50 mm
Ex collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s. 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. -
Akkadian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal Section in Silver Ring
Early Dynastic III, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly slip, handwritten and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Half of Early Dynastic III / Akkad cylinder seal. Hero between two horned animals.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 26.88 grams, 34.05 mm overall, 17.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.960. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip, handwritten and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. 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. -
Large Luristan Bronze Collared Spearhead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib extending to the round-section long shank, raised collar above a rectangular section tang, fastened by bending to a right-angle. 300 grams, 46 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. 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.
The specimen belongs to the category of tripartite spears with long pointed biconvex blade and single bevelled tang. They seem to be a Mesopotamian and Susian (Elamite) variant, and this type also includes decorated blades, like the spear from Tello with the inscription 'King of Kish'.
