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LOT 0272
Urartu Bronze Standing Bull
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/8 in. (732 grams, 10.5 cm wide).
Modelled standing with an erect head, large curving horns and bulbous eyes, male genitals underneath.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Old Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal with Sin, the Moon God
Mesopotamia, 1800-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
With incuse frieze; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Hematite 26 x 13. The scene consists of two pairs of figures. In the one pair the noon-god Sin is seated on an angular stool, with small footstool. He is wearing a horned tiara and long flounced robe, and holds up a pole with the lunar crescent on the top. In front of him stands a Lahmu-hero, nude save for a triple-stranded belt, with big beard and curls either side of his face, clasping his hands. The other pair consists of a standing god in horned tiara and long pleated robe open at the front, from which one leg projects with foot resting on a snake-dragon. This god holds up a wedge in one hand. Facing him is a worshiper in a long pleated robe, offering in his arms a kid to the god. There is one filler: a large fly. This is an Old Babylonian seal, from Mesopotamia, c. 1900-1700 B.C. It is in good condition, and is an interesting example of its type; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.86 grams, 25 mm
Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1992. -
Achaemenid Blue Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of vibrant annular beads, restrung. 4.53 grams, 37.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Amlash Figure Fragment
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With openwork body and lug to reverse, cage-style torso. 20.6 grams, 42.8 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
