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LOT 1271
Neo-Assyrian Agate Cylinder Seal with Eagle
CIRCA 800-700 B.C.
5/8 in. (5.07 grams, 15 mm).
A squat seal with a stylised eagle and sun, and a large crescent moon; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.83.
See cylinders with similar eagle in Niederreiter, Z., Catalogue of the cylinder seals in the Royal Museums of Art and History, I, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods (circa 1000-500 B.C.), Budapest, 2020, no.45-46-47.
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Holy Land Terracotta Flagon
Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Biconvex globular body with tubular neck and flared rim, loop handle to the neck; three stub feet to the base. 750 grams, 20.7 cm
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Large Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Administrative Text
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Long tablet with rows of densely arranged impressed cuneiform text on one side. 363 grams, 15.5 cm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert. Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
