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LOT 0219
Neo Babylonian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal
626-539 B.C.
1 in. (25.3 grams, 27 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with transverse hole for suspension; underside with kneeling genie in flounced robe with arms outstretched and wings spread, profile head with long square-cut beard, pellets in the field.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal for Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Engraved with a frieze composed of human figures and columns of text: 'Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil (?), servant of (the god) Sakkud'; drilled vertically for suspension. 9.16 grams, 28 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. 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 Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including biconvex, annular, spherical and other types, some with granulation. 7.31 grams total, 1-10 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s. -
Large Silver Dish with Ibexes
3rd-6th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A finely hammered bowl, the surface punched with vegetal and zoomorphic decoration comprising standing rams or mouflons enclosed within a circle, spear-shaped leaves separating the figures, low foot; the engraving possibly later. 800 grams, 37 cm wide
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12169-220737.
The plate exhibits a typical hammered form, and was probably reinforced with an organic base. The subject of the decoration, rams or mouflons with the head facing right or left, is a theme found on Sassanid art and is also visible on a decorated silver and gilt vessel of the Sackler Gallery collection (Gunter, Jett, no.21). Decoration in the form of such animal enclosed in a medallion appears in the central exterior roundel of a silver bowl in the Detroit Institute of Arts (Grabar, 1967, p.125, no.41).
