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LOT 1325
Large West Central Asian Bronze Crescent Cross Seal Matrix
CIRCA 2300-2000 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (19 grams, 41 mm).
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 41 x 41 x 13 mm. This is round with flat face and flat back, on which a handle of inverted V-shape is mounted. The design is both compartmented and open-work. It consists of a central square which is joined to an outer band by struts: straight ones from the middle of each side of the square, short ones ending in crescents from the tips of the square. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition.'
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex property of a West London businessman.
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered R-690, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
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LOT 1325
Large West Central Asian Bronze Crescent Cross Seal Matrix
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Large Bactrian Black Chlorite 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
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with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 10 November 1969. Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of an original invoice from Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, 10 November 1969. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13246-252973.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising: frieze with profile running horse pulling a chariot with spoked wheel, seated driver and objects in the field; field of geometric linear symbols within broken borders; frieze with segmented standing figures; frieze with S-curved striated band, possibly a serpent with turned towards the rear; presenttion scene with seated magnate and facing supplicant, birds and guilloche in the field, chipped; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 39.73 grams total, 12-41 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
