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LOT 1784
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Eagle
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (5.2 grams, 19 mm).
Octagonal in plan with tongue-shaped body, incuse perching eagle motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1784
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Eagle
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Squat Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a hemispherical bowl with carination and a flaring foot. 838 grams, 19 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both faces; shallow cut on one face. 28.1 grams, 39 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. -
Large Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Bronze Loop
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With frieze depicting a seated bearded figure holding a cup and an attendant standing behind, a raised altar with an attendant possibly performing a sacrifice, star and crescent moon to the top; drilled longitudinally with a bronze attachment loop to the top; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 22.7 grams, 60 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
