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LOT 0201
Old Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Figures and Animals
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (4.32 grams, 17 mm).
Haematite with frieze depicting a male and female figure surrounded by birds and mythical beasts beside a single male.
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.
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LOT 0201
Old Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Figures and Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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Early Dynastic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Lapis lazuli with the figure of a standing figure with bull head, human body, bull legs and tail, holding a pair of standing ibex by the heads; a standing naked male with radiate headdress and holding a pair of rearing lions by the necks; a standing figure with bull head and legs holding a rearing goat; a standing figure with bull head and legs and holding a pair of rearing ibex. 7.63 grams, 18 mm
From an important London collection; formed before 1990. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Bracelet
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a flat-section penannular body with a medial panel of vertical lines; the finials formed as serpent or beast heads. 16.2 grams, 72 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Neo-Assyrian Stone Grotesque Face Pendant
800-600 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Carved in the round with animal-like features and grimacing expression, drilled eyes and strong eyebrows; pierced through the top of the head and through the mouth; possibly depicting Huwawa. 6.43 grams, 19 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. 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.
