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LOT 1257
Mesopotamian White Stone Seal with Water Creatures
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (26.9 grams, 42 mm).
Domed seal with projecting collars, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp seal of white stone, 37 x 41 x 15 mm., a collared hemi-spheroid, pierced horizontally. Design: a circle of water creatures around a central one. Mesopotamia, c. 3000 B.C. Design corroded.' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London collection in the 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.
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LOT 1257
Mesopotamian White Stone Seal with Water Creatures
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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