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LOT 0934
Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal for (the god) Shamash, (and goddess) Aya
CIRCA 1894-1595 B.C.
5/8 in. (4.2 grams, 16 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure in a tiered robe facing two standing figures in floor-length garments two columns of cuneiform text to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.038.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 97, for type.
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LOT 0934
Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal for (the god) Shamash, (and goddess) Aya
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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Western Asiatic Stone Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Steatite or talc D-section tablet with cuneiform text to the rounded face. 8.18 grams, 37 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.084. London collection, 2016. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Lion Censer Lid
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £776
Formed with stylised features, an ovoid face, openwork eyes, triangular nose, ears pricked forwards and decorative openwork panels to the neck; mounted on a custom-made display base. 393 grams total, 13.5 cm high including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
Zoomorphic incense burners were popular during the Seljuk period. When complete, coal and incense could be placed inside the burner and the scented smoke would escape through the pierced areas. -
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Seal
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Triangular in profile with suspension hole at the apex, underside with ropework border interrupted by a recumbent stag with large antlers facing a palm tree. 308 grams total, 10.2 cm wide including stand
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
