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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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From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. 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.
