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LOT 1152
Neo-Assyrian Stone Stamp Seal with Inlays
CIRCA 800 B.C.
1 in. (5.52 grams, 25 mm).
Discoid in plan with incuse rosette design to stamping face, rectangular stub handle; reverse with five inlaid triangular inserts with stepped edges and a sixth to the upper face of the handle; very rare.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
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LOT 1152
Neo-Assyrian Stone Stamp Seal with Inlays
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Achaemenid Banded Agate Elbow Bead
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With an ellipsoid cap to each finial. 1.26 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Quadrate Cross
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face; 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 Bronze. 51x51x16 mm. This is round with zig-zag outer edge, flat face and flat back in the centre of which is a loop handle on inverted U-shape. the design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of a quadrate cross within an outer band which as loops on its inner side, and the zig-zag on its outer side. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c.2300-2000 B.C. It is covered with incrustation, which could be removed. The metal appears to be in good condition.' 68.2 grams, 52 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Pillow-shaped with columnar ribbing to the broad faces, dense cuneiform text in the columns. 57.2 grams, 63 mm
Private collection of Mr K., Maryland, USA. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 2000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12893-241757.
