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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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Old Akkadian Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 2340-2200 BC B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Engraved with a Master of Animals grappling with quadrupeds, a star in the field; drilled vertically for suspension. 9.07 grams, 22 mm
From 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. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Roughly pillow-shaped in form and bearing cuneiform text to the two principal faces. 24.1 grams, 36 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Gold Hedgehog-Shaped Nugget
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A squat, spherical nugget, coated in 'spines'. 1.17 grams, 7 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
