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LOT 1040
Western Asiatic Bull-Head Black Seal with Hunting Scene
SUSA II, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (41.9 grams, 66 mm).
Carved and polished in the form of a bird (or facing bull's head) with drilled eyes; reverse with incised hunting scene of a central bowman with weapon raised and two gazelles fleeing in opposite directions; with old collector's catalogue slip.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
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LOT 1040
Western Asiatic Bull-Head Black Seal with Hunting Scene
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A rectangular sheet-lead panel with columns of lightly incised Aramaic text; the sheet originally rolled tightly. 25.2 grams, 14.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Decorated White-Glazed Bowl
10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Bell-shaped in profile with basal ring, part-glazed with applied strokes to inner face, segmented detailing. 277 grams, 17 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Sumerian Red Stone Cylinder Seal
Uruk, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Incuse frieze composed of cows or horses standing amongst buildings, characters or symbols in rectangular panels in the field, pierced for suspension. 16.8 grams, 21 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. 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.
