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LOT 1325
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (168 grams, 13.3 cm).
Broad and squat with ring to the centre of the inner face.
ProvenanceEx 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
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LOT 1325
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Glass Sealing
10th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Drum-shaped with iridescent surface, reserved bull's head and segmented spiral motifs. 19 grams, 27 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Stylus
Late 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a barrel-shaped facetted socket with a rivetted lug to the rear, the body extending to a tapering nib with a sharp point. 17.8 grams, 84 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Urartu Black Stone Stamp-Cylinder Seal with Winged Quadruped
Circa 900-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With two winged monsters, accompanied by museum quality impressions and a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Stamp-Cylinder Seal of black stone, 31 x 14 mm. Sides: two winged monsters of slightly differing type; lunar crescent and other fillers, the design between rules. Base: winged quadruped. The stamp-cylinder is from the ancient Urartu, the area around lake Van, and dates c. 900-700 B.C. It has a pierced lug at the top which allows the base to be used as a stamp seal. Such monsters as are depicted are typical of Urartian art, not only of their seals. Condition very good.' 7.88 grams, 30 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1990-1993. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in 1987.
