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LOT 1320
Neo-Babylonian Burnt Stone Stamp Seal with Cultic Scene
8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (7.23 grams, 23 mm).
Conical body pierced at the top, the underside with a standing robed figure before an altar with his arms raised in adoration.
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
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LOT 1320
Neo-Babylonian Burnt Stone Stamp Seal with Cultic Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of small barrel-shaped and pomegranate-shaped beads, restrung. 15.2 grams, 55 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three with engraved motifs on the underside, the fourth with scratched lines within a border. 13.9 grams total, 15-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Small rectangular tablet with impressed text on four sides. 24.1 grams, 37 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
