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LOT 0205
Miniature Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Seated Gods
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 in. (0.23 grams, 7 mm).
Frieze of incuse seated figures in profile.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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LOT 0205
Miniature Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Seated Gods
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Epigraphic Charm Ring
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a slender bronze hoop expanding at the shoulders, silver intaglio with an inscription in three lines. 1.56 grams, 17.76 mm overall, 15.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D, USA 1 3/4, Europe 1.15, Japan 1)
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal for (the god) Ea and (the goddess) Dangalnuna
Circa 1894-1595 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £540
With large central hole, incised frieze of a standing nude hero facing and a figure in tiered floor-length garment, two columns of cuneiform text to the rear. 9.18 grams, 28 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.033. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Silver Signet Ring with Gryphon
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Barrel-shaped hoop with ellipsoid bezel, incuse gryphon standing in profile; Eastern Greek. 5.42 grams, 21.89 mm overall, 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
