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LOT 0206
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal for Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (9.16 grams, 28 mm).
Engraved with a frieze composed of human figures and columns of text: 'Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil (?), servant of (the god) Sakkud'; 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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LOT 0206
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal for Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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Seljuk Standing Stone Lion
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Modelled in the round, front and back paws formed as a one block, pierced lug to the back. 57.5 grams, 57 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
The lion was one of the most widely used symbols in Seljuk culture. They frequently used the word aslan, meaning lion, in the names of their Sultans and statesmen, such as Alparslan, "brave lion," Aslanshah, "lion king," and Aslandogmus, "lion born." Four of the Seljuk Sultans were named Kilicarslan, which combines the words for a sword and lion, and the interest in lions is clearly reflected in the art and architecture of the Seljuk period. Lion-head water spouts are to be found at a number of caravanserais, and lion statues guarded the portals to the city of Cardak Han in Anatolia, as well as carved onto the walls of the palace at Incir Han. The lion is also to be found on the coins of Sultan Giyaseddin II. -
Islamic Leather Bound Chinese Qur'an, Juz' 25, Part 25
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Rebound as a hardback with full leather binding, central arabesque foliage panel and foliage frame to front and back covers; title and end pages with liquid gold frame enclosing a pattern of geometric and floral blocks with Kufic script lozenge above calligraphic text; text pages with red-outlined rectangular panel and typically five lines of bold black-ink text with red diacritics and headers. 310 grams, 16.5 x 22.5 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
The text is a Chinese version of the Qur'an, Juz' 25, Part 25. -
Western Asiatic Bone Eye Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Carved in the round with two large voided bulbs on a tapering shank; mounted on a stand with old label 'Ex Prof.Karl Lunde, NYC / Ex Arte Primitivo'. 48.5 grams total, 32 mm high (52 mm wide including stand)
Ex Prof Karl Lunde, New York, U.S.A. Ex Arte Primitivo. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
