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LOT 1143
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (5.47 grams, 23 mm).
With intaglio hunting scene depicting dense vegetation and a huntsman; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 1143
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Banquet Scene
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
In a single register, the scene comprising a seated female figure, possibly a deity, accompanied by an animal at her feet and a tree in the background; four male figures before the female, possibly worshippers and entertainers, two of the figures tête-bêche, with a larger dancing figure behind them holding a lyre-like instrument; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.05 grams, 18 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by an old bag with reference no.V-352. -
Qajar Glazed Plate with Hero
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Border of reserved running tendrils and leaves, central panel a horseman riding in a landscape; white horse with saddle blanket supporting a hero with plumed helmet and shield slung over his back, wielding a dagger in his left hand against a winged serpent wrapped around the rump and hindlegs of his horse, his right hand strangling another such beast; mounted in a wooden display frame. 5.2 kg, 44.5 x 45 cm
Ex private collection, UK. with Rosebery's, London, UK, 10 December 2013, no.1184. with Weber Kunsthandel, Cologne, Germany. -
Western Asiatic Neo-Assyrian Stone Cylinder Seal with Scorpions and Fish
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With frieze depicting three scorpions, four fishes and other items in themed groups; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.58 grams, 16 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
