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LOT 1294
Syrian Limestone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1300 B.C.
5/8 in. (2.8 grams, 16 mm).
Cylinder with a figure standing on a beast, another figure before, another beast and stripes; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.57.
Cf. figures in similar style on a seal in Weber, O., Der Alte Orient, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.577.
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Large West Central Asian Bronze Decorative Bird of Prey Mount
Circa 1000-200 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Depicting the head of a bird with a large loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Decorative 'Badge' of Bronze 48 x 42 x 14 mm. This is flat, with a loop on the back, through which would be threaded a strap or cord so that the object would decorate the person or animal to which it was attached. The object depicts the head of a bird of prey in a flat engraved surface, with big eye, beak with curving end, and projections above the head. The neck has a ruff consisting of seven 'rays' ending in circles, four pointing one way, three the opposite way and joining in the middle. This comes from eastern Iran or west central Asia and dates to c. 1000-200 B.C. There is chipping of the end of the beak and of one of the circles, and the piece is a little worn and bent, but it is generally in good condition.' 14.8 grams, 48 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bulbous body and a tall, tubular neck with a round-section handle. 960 grams, 26.5 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic White Stone Cylinder Seal with Figures
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Frieze comprising a tall standing figure facing, flanked by five similar figures, all joined by horizontal bars at shoulders and hips, doubled borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.56 grams, 21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
