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LOT 1571
Western Asiatic Carnelian Cylinder Seal with God Lamassu
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (0.54 grams, 14.1 mm).
Frieze depicting a lamassu in profile advancing towards a tree with crescent above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1571
Western Asiatic Carnelian Cylinder Seal with God Lamassu
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Western Asiatic Cone-Shaped Stamp Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Conical in section with suspension hole and pointillé texture; underside with stylised human figure. 7.32 grams, 37.26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Monumental Western Asiatic Pottery Jar
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Comprising a sharply tapering lower body, parallel-sided upper body and rounded rim; decorated in dark brown with thirteen square panels with central saltire on a hatched field; repaired. 17 kg, 64 cm high
with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12972-245238. -
Neo-Babylonian Stone Scaraboid with Winged Beast
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Domed upper body and underside with a winged figure. 1.67 grams, 14 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
