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LOT 1278
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (6.9 grams, 25 mm).
With frieze depicting two seated figures opposed beneath quadrupeds, dog seated to one side, rosettes and other objects in the field; columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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LOT 1278
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Bactrian Bronze Weight
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With biconvex body and tall tubular neck, integral ribbed collars; ferrous pin in situ. 274 grams, 96 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Oil Lamp with Decorations
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With a flared foot and bulbous body, wide leaf-shaped nozzle and domed lid shaped as a feline, ring handle to the rear; the body and nozzle decorated with foliate rosettes with a decorative band around the opening at the top. 217 grams, 13.6 cm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Sassanian Tapestry Fragment with Ducks and Horses
7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Rectangular tapestry panel with repeating designs of a circular border with reserved hexagons enclosing the head and neck of an advancing horse in profile, opposed pairs of ducks with curled wings; mounted on a wooden-framed fabric backing. 365 grams, 34.6 x 25.6 cm
Acquired from Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles, London, UK. Property of a North American gallery.
