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LOT 1116
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
2500-2300 B.C.
1 in. (7.33 grams, 23 mm).
The scene engraved in a single register, comprising three heroes upending two lions, a rearing stag behind one of the heroes; accompanied by a museum-quality impression; old collection sticker '120' to one end.
ProvenanceCotswold, UK, collection.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by a typed and signed note by the late Professor W.G. Lambert, numbered 120.
Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Winged God with Cuneiform Inscription to the Wing and Back
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Hollow-formed with socket to the underside, aviform figure with detailed beak, wings folded to the sides; impressed cuneiform inscription to right wing and rear of body; repaired. 32 grams, 52 mm
From 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. -
Amlash Bronze Pin with Solid Sphere Finial
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Plain shank with a pointed end and a heavy, bulbous terminal atop a ribbed baluster collar; surface worn, the pin repaired at the carinated collar; old collector's label '10635'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 100 grams, 20.5 cm (135 grams total, 21.4 cm including stand)
Acquired on the UK art market 1970s-1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Sceptre Finial
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Bulbous socket with ribbing to the mouth, slender shank with flange; second element with ribbed collars, lateral loop, wolf-masks and addorsed human heads; mounted on a custom-made stand. 368 grams total, 26.3 cm high including stand
Acquired in 1967. property of a London, UK, gentleman.
