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LOT 1403
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (5.86 grams, 19 mm).
With frieze in three scenes: crouching gryphon with one foreleg raised above a guilloche scene-divider with a crouching ibex below; three human figures standing, the outer two wearing an ankle-length skirt with waistband, one arm bent holding a frond and, between them, a standing figure in flounced robe flanked by a squatting monkey with tail raised and a freestanding cruciform symbol; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G.Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Neo Babylonian Agate Cylinder Seal
Circa 1000-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With a standing robed figure with his hands lifted in adoration, two nude advancing figures before him. 5.15 grams, 22 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal of a Bird
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Openwork disc with segmented detailing, mounted in a wooden frame. 296 grams, 18 x 18 cm
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