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LOT 1262
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.48 grams, 15 mm).
Haematite seal with carved frieze of a standing supplicant offering a vessel to a seated potentate; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceCotswold, UK, collection.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
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LOT 1262
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Carnelian Mouse Amulet
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round with lateral piercing at the neck. 3.81 grams, 21 mm
Ex S collection, London, UK, 1980-1990s. -
Sassanian Stone Seal with Animal
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With stylised quadruped resting with head bowed and legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.5 grams, 22 mm
Ex Symes Gallery, Mayfair, UK, before 1999. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces; chipped. 60.7 grams, 59 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
