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LOT 1239
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.98 grams, 14 mm).
With frieze of three standing figures wearing floor-length robes with starburst and post between.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1239
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Modelled sitting erect with left hand placed flat against his back; triangular head with low-relief eyes and mouth, knop ears and pointed chin; seated with erect penis on a low stool with everted feet; mounted on a custom-made stand. 77.3 grams total, 76 mm including stand
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Western Asiatic Veined Stone Macehead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Donut-shaped and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 328 grams, 69 mm
Ex London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1990s. -
Mitanni Red Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 1420-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Frieze depicting a standing winged genie facing with conical cap, both arms flexed holding up the hindlegs of two horses; two bands of ring-and-dot motifs framing a tree-of-life motif flanked by a facing figure of Nergal resting one foot on a crouching stag; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.7 grams, 23 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12247-222298.
