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LOT 1012
Western Asiatic Agate Stamp Seal with Animal
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (9.62 grams, 24 mm).
Plano-convex with drilled figurative zoomorphic design to the base; drilled for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet and Axehead Collection
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Ten penannular arm-bands or bracelets composed of round-section bodies tapering towards the terminals; two axeheads. 1.8 kg total, 10.4-13.7 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. -
Large Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Discoid in plan with menorah to one face and lettering to the other. 4.63 grams, 14 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Elamite Haematite Cylinder Seal with the God Shatwak
Sukkalmah Period, circa 1970-1770 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Drilled vertically for suspension; engraved columns of cuneiform text alternating with human and animal figures; with the name of the owner followed by the standard pious statement 'servant of God X', the father's name of the seal owner is omitted: Shurpakir(?) servant of (the god) Shatwak. 5.91 grams, 21 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Carnavon, North Wales, UK.
The deity Shatwak is only otherwise known only as an element in one personal name in a tablet from Susa and in the 'servant of' phrase on a seal impression on tablets from Ur.
