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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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1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a quantity of mostly small cylindrical form beads, with some larger examples of other shapes; each pierced for stringing. 97 grams total, 4-30 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With incised frieze of a seated figure with hand extended to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, blank panel to the rear. 5.92 grams, 20 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.05. London collection, 2016. -
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.
