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LOT 0199
Mitanni Red Stone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1420-1300 B.C.
7/8 in. (4.7 grams, 23 mm).
Frieze depicting a standing winged genie facing with conical cap, both arms flexed holding up the hindlegs of two horses; two bands of ring-and-dot motifs framing a tree-of-life motif flanked by a facing figure of Nergal resting one foot on a crouching stag; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12247-222298.
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Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Amounts of Barley
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Rectangular tablet, lentoid in section, with surface divided into three panels, each with a proto-Sumerian legend in an early form of cuneiform script. 26.3 grams, 55 mm
From an important collection of a London gentleman, 1980-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12243-220927. -
Sumerian Jemdet Nasr Stone Boar Amulet
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With a crescentic polished body, head with drilled eyes and slit mouth, pierced through the raised median collar. 11.2 grams, 56 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Gemstones
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Tapering shank with bezel formed as a segmented inverted cone, with inset cabochon emerald, replicant sapphire, and rock crystal. 6.23 grams, 20.78 mm overall, 15.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
Ex London, UK, collection of a gentleman, 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12267-221081.
