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LOT 0202
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Gods and Attendant
EARLY DYNASTIC III, 2600-2340 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (12.4 grams, 33 mm).
With two sections, upper section with two seated figures and two attendants, lower section with standing figure among animals; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0202
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Gods and Attendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Mixed Western Asiatic and Other Beads
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising glass, lapis lazuli and other beads in various forms and sizes. 40 grams total, 2-18 mm
From the London art market, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Goat with Stamp Seal Base
Circa 1000-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled standing on a wheatsheaf-shaped seal matrix, pierced through the body. 73 grams, 49 mm
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent. Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland. Private collection of Mr K.A. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Green Stone Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of large cylindrical beads with spiral-decoration, interspersed with large spherical and small tubular beads, central feature a fish-shaped pendant. 50 grams, 43 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
