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LOT 1420
Sumerian Stone Skirt
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (14.7 grams, 32 mm).
Plano-convex in section with a later (20th century) band of largely untranslated cuneiform style text; a skirt from a figure.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
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 1420
Sumerian Stone Skirt
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Eastern Syrian Faience Cylinder Seal with Worship Scenes
Circa 800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, hand written and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of Green faience, 36x15mm. The design shows a stylized sacred tree and a reared up kid on either side. A stylized solar disc serves as a terminal. This seal is to be dated c. 800-600 B.C. and comes from Mesopotamia or Eastern Syria. For faience it is a large seal in good condition.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.5 grams, 36 mm
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P38. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, hand written and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert dated December 1990. 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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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Layered glass cabochon imitating banded agate 'eye' design. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex collection of the late S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s. 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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with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. 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.
