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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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Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Lion
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Slender hoop with ellipsoid plaque, die-struck image of a couchant lion with pelletted detailing. 4.19 grams, 20.66 mm overall, 16.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. 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. -
Mesopotamian Alabaster Animal Amulets
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Each a reclining beast, a lion and ram pierced at the shoulders. 20.6 grams total, 27-32 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. 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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Old Anatolian Stone Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With frieze depicting a facing anthropomorphic figure placed tête-bêche with another; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 72.1 grams, 40 mm
From 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.
