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LOT 0273
Sumerian Red Stone Cylinder Seal
URUK, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (16.8 grams, 21 mm).
Incuse frieze composed of cows or horses standing amongst buildings, characters or symbols in rectangular panels in the field, pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK.
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.
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LOT 0273
Sumerian Red Stone Cylinder Seal
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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From a London, UK, collection, 1990s-2000s. Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
A bifacial pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text to both faces; repaired from two fragments. 41.5 grams, 49 mm
From specialised collection of cuneiform texts, formed in the 1950s-1990s. The property of a London gentleman and housed in London, 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 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Restrung group of spherical amethyst beads with gold-clad tubular and pomegranate beads, centrepiece a square-section hatched gold bar with ribbed bulb finials. 37 grams, 58 cm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12269-221973.
