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LOT 1596
Neo-Babylonian Stone Stamp Seal
CIRCA 600 B.C.
3/4 in. (4.45 grams, 20 mm).
Rectangular in section and tongue-shaped in profile with incised quadruped motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carved in the round to take advantage of the banded colouration, pierced vertically through the rump, with eye and ribbed horn detailing. 8.66 grams, 40 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Brown Stone Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Frieze depicting two kneeling figures flanking an altar with bird to the rear, with spread wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.09 grams, 16.97 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Assyrian Black Stone Multifacetted Pazuzu Head
Circa 600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Modelled in the round, four addorsed heads, each with snarling mouth and furrowed brow; pierced vertically. 19.94 grams, 34.28 mm
From the 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13286-253337.
Pazuzu, in the Mesopotamian mythology, is described as ‘the son of Hanbu and king of wind demons’. Amulets with images of his full body or, more often, just his head, were common in the early first millennium B.C. Pazuzu was most popular in the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods, from about the late 8th century B.C. through the 6th century B.C.
