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LOT 0873
Sassanian Agate Stamp Seal with Bird
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.7 grams, 20 mm).
Standing right to base in stylised form, drilled for suspension and held on a fabric thong. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Old Babylonian Administrative Text Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Roughly pillow-shaped and bearing ruled lines and text to both principal faces; repaired. 166 grams, 89 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Sumerian Jasper Cylinder Seal With Squatting Women
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Drilled vertically for suspension; accompanied by a typed and signed scholarly note issued by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of red stone, 16 x 16 mm. Frieze of four women squatting on mats, each holding a jar with neck. Mesopotamian, c.3000 B.C. Good condition.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.3 grams, 16 mm
From the 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.
