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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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Large Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Pedestal shape with carination to the base, collar to the slender shank, flared upper with chamfered rim, painted geometric ornament; chipped. 4.25 grams, 34.5 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Sumerian Tablet within Envelope with Cylinder Seal Impressions
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Comprising an envelope with intact tablet within, the outer face covered with cylinder seal impressions, small part opening to reveal the tablet inside. 115 grams, 55 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Luristan Bronze Amulet of a Goat
1000-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Standing modelled in the round with head erect, curved horns, loop to shoulder. 13.6 grams, 37 mm
Private collection, Mr. A.A., London, acquired in the 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 8 May 2013, no.229 (Part).
