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LOT 0932
Neo Babylonian Bifacial Quartz Stamp Seal
CIRCA MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (9.36 grams, 23 mm).
Rectangular-section tongue-shaped seal with suspension holes; to the underside, an incuse engraved scene of a standing figure in floor-length robe beside a grid or hurdle with trefoil finial; to one broad face, a similar figure in a fringed garment with one hand raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection before 1992.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Sumerian Stone Mask Amulet
Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3500-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Carved as a triangular face with large, owl-like eyes; wide mouth and pronounced nose; drilled through the top of the head, recess to the reverse. 3.36 grams, 18 mm
Ex S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. -
Neo Babylonian Bifacial Quartz Stamp Seal
Circa mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Rectangular-section tongue-shaped seal with suspension holes; to the underside, an incuse engraved scene of a standing figure in floor-length robe beside a grid or hurdle with trefoil finial; to one broad face, a similar figure in a fringed garment with one hand raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.36 grams, 23 mm
Ex West Country collection before 1992. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Bowl and Fertility Figure Group
Circa 3000 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising: Mycenaean standing terracotta figure with flared base, applied arms, collar, eyes and hair; standing figure with pinched features, applied collar, dished panel above the head, black and ochre paint detailing; Mycenaean psi-shaped standing figure with splayed 'wings' applied hair to reverse, black and red painted detailing; small bowl with rounded underside. 373 grams total, 8.4 - 17.5 cm
Some collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. Property of a North London gentleman.
