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LOT 0202
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (14 grams, 31 mm).
Frieze with two full-length standing figures in ankle-length robes each holding a feather towards a pillar with sun-disc above, crouching human worshipper to one side, labrys to the other; scene in two registers with guilloche border between, gryphon above with one foreleg raised, ibex below, crouching with tail raised; 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 checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12248-222164.
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LOT 0202
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
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Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Tubular in form with tapering profile and collar above the socket. 455 grams, 82 mm
Ex London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1990s. -
Syro-Hittite Bronze Figure
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Modelled in the round, standing figure with pinched facial features, transverse collar, applied pellet eyes and breasts, arms bent forward, legs closed together; the right hand holds a cup or bowl. 13.7 grams, 73 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. -
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Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll Fragment
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
The remains of a bifacial magical lead scroll with letters written in a form of Aramaic and Greek, incised on a lead tablet preserved in a sub-rectangular fragment. 8.13 grams, 73 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
