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LOT 1186
Large West Central Asian Bronze Fleur-Ended Cross Seal Matrix
CIRCA 2300-2000 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (14.5 grams, 41 mm).
Comprising a cross-shaped body and a large U-shaped loop on the reverse. [No Reserve]
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.
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LOT 1186
Large West Central Asian Bronze Fleur-Ended Cross Seal Matrix
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Syrian Limestone Cylinder Seal
Circa 1300 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cylinder with a figure standing on a beast, another figure before, another beast and stripes; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.8 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.57. -
Bactrian Copper Standing Zebu
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Standing with head raised, dewlap to the chin and chest, angled hump behind the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 215 grams, 11.1 cm wide (351 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand)
Acquired before 1972. with a London, UK gallery. Private collection, UK. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pillow-shaped tablet with impressed text. 143 grams, 82 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples.
