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LOT 0896
Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.65 grams, 18 mm).
With carved frieze depicting a seated king approached by two figures in flounced robes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.081.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 6, for type.
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LOT 0896
Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Uruk Clay Pictographic Tablet Bearing an Economic Text Relating to Farm Produce
4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Written over two faces; lentoid cross-section. 61.1 grams, 72 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. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11869-201159. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Multi-Spouted Oil Lamp
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With hollow-formed bulbous body, three radiating nozzles each with a leaf-shaped lip, central filler-hole with hinge for a lid (absent), ellipsoid rod handle to the rear with bird-shaped thumb-pad; band of low-relief pseudo-text to the discus. 257 grams, 12.6 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
Circa 12th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Modelled with a flat-section body and splayed base, arms and hands positioned on the chest, applied ornamental collar and headdress or hair; large circular eyes and pinched nose. 146 grams, 18.5 cm high
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
