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LOT 0243
Sumerian Pink Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (39.7 grams, 28 mm).
With incuse frieze of human figures executed by drilling including one seated on a dais; supplied with a museum-quality impression; signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of pink stone, 27 x 27 mm., Frieze of four walking women holding standards. Mesopotamia, c.3000 B.C. Large and condition fine save for patch of damage.'
ProvenanceEx S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.
Accompanied by a typed scholarly note signed 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.
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LOT 0243
Sumerian Pink Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
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Western Asiatic Carnelian and Other Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a group of mostly carnelian beads, with a few in other materials; each pierced for stringing. 98 grams total, 2-18 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Babylonian Cuneiform Clay Tablet
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With impressed text to both principal faces, reading: 1) 70 sar of land (1 quarter hectare) 2) [...], 3) (for the price of) 6 shekels of silver, 4-7) Aradmu bought from Huwawa son of Suda and Sugunu son of Itiya. 8-12) Ur-Enlil son of Lu-Nanna, Beli-damiq, Lani priest-oint, Šu-Iškur are the witnesses. 13-14) In the day of the 28th of the month Dukuga, 15-17) the year the governor of Anšan married the king's daughter ; repaired. 116 grams, 83 mm
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Pillow-shaped with median horizontal band to the obverse, text continuing onto one edge and part of the reverse. 94 grams, 66 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.
