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LOT 0215
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Animal Frieze
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (14 grams, 31 mm).
Above: guilloche of two bands with 'eye' motifs in the voids; below: zebu and other animals on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0215
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Animal Frieze
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising a substantial keeled hoop expanding at the shoulders, raised bezel set with an oval red intaglio engraved with calligraphic text and floral motifs. 25.03 grams, 32.19 mm overall, 19.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising three weights modelled as resting ducks with their heads resting on their backs, each pierced. 8.01 grams total, 12-22 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Green Stone Pestle and Mortar
Circa 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising a shallow mortar, ellipsoid in plan with rounded rim; tapering pestle with broad grinding face. 4 kg total, 17.5-28.3 cm
Acquired in the 1995. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
