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LOT 1016
Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (10.5 grams, 25 mm).
Displaying a figural frieze composed of human and animal figures; drilled vertically for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
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.
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With incised frieze of a standing figure in pleated robe holding a sword towards a figure in floor-length fringed garment with raised arms, smaller figure behind him and a third in a tiered robe; group of four small figures to the rear. 8.97 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.07. London collection, 2016. -
Luristan Tripod Footed Jug with Strainer
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With a carinated body with conical feet to the base, a slender neck with trefoil mouth and pierced strainer panel to the spout, integral handle to the rear; displaying vertical notching to the equator and columns composed of shallow dimples to the upper body; chipped. 1.64 kg, 24 cm wide
with a London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Gold and Garnet Pendant
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Composed of polished garnet and gold beads suspended on gold wire, three conical bosses below and conjoined coiled wire pendants below; repaired. 2.22 grams, 33 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
