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LOT 0247
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.69 grams, 15 mm).
Small cylinder with carved frieze of two kneeling warriors flanking a standing robed figure with headdress; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.121; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
FootnotesThe late W.G. Lambert was Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham in the period 1970-1993.
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LOT 0247
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £120
Matched pair each with a split wire hoop, cell with beaded wire bands, hollow-formed biconvex finial. 3.18 grams, 20.5-21.8 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Grey Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending both arms to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, crescent and three asterisks to the rear. 2.91 grams, 17 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With incised frieze of a seated figure in tiered garment facing a standing figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind with arms crossed at the chest, blank space to the rear to accept text. 4.1 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; ; collection no.067. London collection, 2016.
