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LOT 1408
Uruk Stone Stamp Seal
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (13.15 grams, 27 mm).
Square in plan with incuse standing quadruped motif.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Animal Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Rectangular in plan with transverse piercing; incuse image of a stag. 16.8 grams, 38 mm
From the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
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Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Animals
Circa 1700-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With lions and horned animals between scrolls, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 22 x 13 mm. Main scene: two lions facing, on their haunches, upended quadruped with big ears between them; above and below elegant guilloche. Minor scene: two facing quadrupeds with big ears, bush between, below them a guilloche, below that a prancing horned animal and two fillers. Horizontal rules mark off each part of the design. Syrian, c. 1700-1600 B.C., somewhat worn, but the cutting of hight quality.'; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a pair of red stone beads. 8.98 grams, 22 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, 1970-1993. -
Large Bifacial Wooden Qur'an Board
Morocco, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular in plan with flanches to the lower corners and hole to centre-top; Side A with two lines of large calligraphic text above five lines of smaller text and tapering section beneath; Side B with ten lines of text and group of notes below. 716 grams, 39.3 x 28 cm
Private collection, UK.
