Loading, please wait...
LOT 0196
Uruk Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Seated Figure
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (15.7 grams, 22 mm).
Featuring three vertical grooves separating the seal into three separate panels, each drilled with a female figure seated beside pots; drilled vertically for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Qajar Plaque with Kufic Inscription
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Square in plan with slightly domed obverse, image of fish and bird with Kufic text and pellet clusters, border with text and rosettes. 49.8 grams, 50 x 49 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Frieze with two full-length standing figures in ankle-length robes each holding a feather towards a pillar with sun-disc above, crouching human worshipper to one side, labrys to the other; scene in two registers with guilloche border between, gryphon above with one foreleg raised, ibex below, crouching with tail raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14 grams, 31 mm
From 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 checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12248-222164. -
Holy Land Trefoil-Mouthed Terracotta Jug
Middle-Late Bronze Age, 2000-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Globular in profile with pinched trefoil mouth and strap handle to the rear; inked accession number 'LS 1022' to underside. 452 grams, 16 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
