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LOT 1194
Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (109 grams, 49 mm).
Discoid in plan with tiered handle and transverse hole, with gusset to the upper face, chamfered shoulder; underside with intaglio image of a stag with legs bent beneath the body, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 1194
Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
Estimate £500 - 600€580 - 700 (for guidance only)$680 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Achaemenid Bronze Bowl
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace with Gold Pendant
1st century B.C. and laterEstimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Composed of barrel-shaped carnelian beads interspersed with corner-less cubed lapis lazuli beads and spherical gold beads; central feature comprising two large delicate flattish oval-shaped carnelian beads flanking a rectangular gold-clad pendant set with four garnets, the core made of deep blue glass, four pendants below; a restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp. 51 grams, 49.5 cm
London art market before 2000. Private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12064-214177. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Royal Sumerian Text
Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face. 146 grams, 90 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
