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LOT 1202
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Walking Quadruped
CIRCA 2000-1500 B.C.
1 in. (21 grams, 26 mm).
Discoid with large looped handle to the reverse; accompanied by typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 22 x 20 x 26mm. This has a round, slightly concave face and a back which rises steeply to a stalk handle with pierced loop. The design on the face, done in intaglio, consists of a walking winged quadruped with tail raised. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000-1500 B.C. It is a less common type, and the metal is sound.'
ProvenanceEx collection of a late London gentleman, 1990s.
Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1202
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Walking Quadruped
Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
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Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled as a stylised standing nude figure with elongated body, stylised head with a conical helmet. 19 grams, 64 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Chalcolithic Seated Terracotta Figure
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
Modelled in the round seated figure with looped arms and applied collar, pinched nose. 128 grams, 13 cm high
Ex important collection of a late gentleman, 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Stylised Four-Winged God
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Formed as three vertical bars joined near the base; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 54 x 48 x 26mm This bears the shape of the design, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of angular shape with rounded top. The piece has roughly three parallel vertical segments, which join in the middle, the whole being surrounded by a rim. Each segment has a row of dots in it: four in the two outer segments, six in the middle one, which is longer. This comes from western central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is extremely rare for its design, which may be understood as a stylized depiction of a standing four-winged god, but this is not completely certain.The piece is generally in good condition, but is a little bent.' 25 grams, 53 mm
Ex S collection, deceased, London, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an original scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
