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LOT 0246
Mesopotamian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Healing Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (33.9 grams, 39 mm).
With intaglio frieze depicting two tall robed female figures with a sun-disc in mid-air between them and with a smaller figure holding a spear, to the rear a fruit-bearing tree and a third tall figure holding a long tool or weapon; border formed with three vertical lines and a row of triangles; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom a Cotswold, UK, collection; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 0246
Mesopotamian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Healing Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Judaean Lead Seal with Menorah
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
The menorah design impressed to one face; impression of textile to the reverse. 3.9 grams, 13 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Sumerian Faience Plaque
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
A composition rectangular plaque bearing figural scene modelled in the half-round of two figures beside a table, a seated figure behind them; pierced twice along one edge. 45 grams, 82 mm
Acquired 1970-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of an Antelope
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Modelled in the round with head erect and horns swept back,tail curled to the rump; attachment pegs below the hooves. 64 grams, 67 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
