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LOT 1233
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (3.019 grams, 16 mm).
With frieze of three facing figures wearing long robes and headdress, crescent and other objects in the field.
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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Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Including oblate, annular, barrel-shaped and other types, some with applied granulation. 5.07 grams total, 1-6 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal of a Bird
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Openwork disc with segmented detailing, mounted in a wooden frame. 296 grams, 18 x 18 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Idol and Other Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including phallus, heads, fusiform bead and other items, some on a ceramic base. 586 grams total, 48-94 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
