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LOT 1320
Old Babylonian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.54 grams, 12 mm).
With frieze of figures in a courtly presentation scene.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK.
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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LOT 1320
Old Babylonian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Formerly in North American collection, 1990s. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Pin Head with Figures
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Drum-shaped in profile with running guilloche to the rim, obverse with low-relief figure of a crouching woman with braided hair, one hand raised; reverse with similar image. 49.8 grams, 40 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12406-225341. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
Late Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Round-section shank with opposed trumpet-shaped finials. 37 grams, 72 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
