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LOT 1263
Sumerian Black and White Stone Bead Bracelet
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
6 1/4 in. (5.02 grams, 16 cm).
Composed of alternating white and dark beads, restrung with elasticated cord. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, UK; formerly with Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, circa 1998.
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LOT 1263
Sumerian Black and White Stone Bead Bracelet
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mesopotamian Black Stone Seal with Lion
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Rectangular in profile with carved detailing; obverse with a standing figure in ankle-length robe, bearded head turned; dividing rib beside an advancing lion with mouth open; reverse scene with perching bird and other items; pierced vertically for mounting. 97 grams, 64 mm
Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Double-Well Oil Lamp
Bronze Age, circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two low circular wells with thick everted rims. 213 grams, 13.7 cm
From the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960. -
Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Two Standing Figures
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Representing a god in short mantle and round cap with upturned brim, holding a mace in his left hand, before him a goddess standing in a horned crown and kaunakes, her hands raised in supplication; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.96 grams, 27 mm
Ex Mr J.K. collection, USA. Acquired from the above, 1997. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12581-232131.
The seals of the First Isin Dynasty were much more varied than those just preceding the Third Dynasty of Ur. Often the chief god - probably Shamash - is standing, and the 'introducing' goddess is facing him, while the worshipper is not pictured. The seals are a mine for the understanding of the old Babylonian costume. The tunic of the female goddess here is made of tufted material that the Greeks called kaunakes, the weave of which imitated the effect of the earlier sheepskin costumes.
