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LOT 1384
Western Asiatic Bronze Cat Protome Group
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (47.6 grams total, 44-58 mm).
Each formed as a finial with tall extended neck and sleek feline head, scooped triangular lug to reverse. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Bactrian Bronze Zoomorphic Stamp Seal
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Discoid seal with a small loop on the reverse, underside with a horned quadruped standing right, a tall slender tree before the animal and an X-motif above and below. 5.02 grams, 28 mm
Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, acquired 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A circular intaglio with an inscription within a border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.41 grams, 15 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Mesopotamian White Stone Seal with Water Creatures
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Domed seal with projecting collars, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp seal of white stone, 37 x 41 x 15 mm., a collared hemi-spheroid, pierced horizontally. Design: a circle of water creatures around a central one. Mesopotamia, c. 3000 B.C. Design corroded.' 26.9 grams, 42 mm
From a London collection in the 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.
