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LOT 0214
Large Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Two Registers
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (54.6 grams, 52 mm).
With linear and ropework borders, frieze in two registers: the upper with seated and standing figures wearing tiered robes, the lower with antelopes, human figures and fronds. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.077.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 213, for type.
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LOT 0214
Large Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Two Registers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Silver Ram Amulet
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled in the round, displaying anatomical detailing including curled horns, pieced for suspension. 3.26 grams, 27 mm
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal for the Daughter of ur-Suen
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
With frieze depicting a standing figure in knee-length robe approached by two bearded figures in tiered floor-length robes, crescent between and three later columns of cuneiform text. 3.9 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.027. London collection, 2016.
