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LOT 0241
Mesopotamian Silver Cylinder Seal with Two Registers
13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (5.57 grams, 16 mm).
Tubular in form with large hatched panel above and frieze of standing beasts below; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx S collection, London, UK, 1980-1990.
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LOT 0241
Mesopotamian Silver Cylinder Seal with Two Registers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Neo-Assyrian Bronze Two-Piece Belt Buckle with Winged Genii
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Comprising two halves decorated in chased low relief, each half with a standing winged figure dressed in long embroidered tunic, holding a stylised snake(?) in the raised hand, the other hand extended along the wing; the left side with three attachment hooks and the right side with a perforated plaque with two lines of holes providing the possibility of extending the belt. 191 grams total, 80 mm each
Nice bronze patina with small scratches on the surface, antique deformations
Acquired prior to 2000. British private collection of Mr D.M., London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11753-202365.
The genii symbolised both protection and fertility - their role was to safeguard and replenish the ancient kingdom of Assyria and therefore, on a personal buckle, the wearer of the belt. The representation of divine genii upon a belt plaque provided a link with the king and with the royal family, and it could be that such a belt was worn by important dignitaries, although the structure of the belt and its composition exclude the possibility of military use. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Royal Sumerian Text
Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face. 146 grams, 90 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Urartian Decorated Silver Dress Pin
8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Tapering body with carinated top and biconvex head, incised herringbone pattern at the top of the shank to prevent slippage. 28 grams, 95 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a dealer's catalogue information card.
