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LOT 1544
Western Asiatic Aramaic Pendant Seal Matrix
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 in. (10.77 grams, 24 mm).
Discoid in plan with lug to upper face and suspension loop; underside with incuse pellets to the rim surrounding a tondo with two lines of incised text.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12717-233043.
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LOT 1544
Western Asiatic Aramaic Pendant Seal Matrix
Estimate £1,500 - 1,700€1,740 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £2,222
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Large Kassite Chalcedony Cylinder Seal for the God Samnuha from Samsanu
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Pierced longitudinally, incised with four columns of cuneiform script in a rectangular frame with one character outside, translating to: 'To the god Samnuha, great lord, Samsanu, sha reshi-official, for the life of [the king] Samnuha-shar-ilani, his Lord, he made and gave (this seal)'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 22.66 grams, 46 mm
Private collection, acquired before 1993; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13214-249317.
Several styles of seal-carving are known from the Kassite period. Kassite period artists often drew upon the rich historical traditions of Mesopotamia. In this case, the long-dead Sumerian language and archaic signs were used to write the inscription.
