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LOT 0978
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (6.27 grams, 20 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending his hand to a standing figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe and a third holding a sceptre in a fringed robe. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.026.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 92, for type.
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LOT 0978
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Mesopotamian Decorated Bulla Envelope Containing Tokens
Mid 6th-mid 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Spherical hollow clay mass with the remains of impressions to the exterior and ceramic tokens inside; surface cracked. 169 grams, 61 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
This bulla envelope likely belonged to the Sumerian or Uruk culture. It is believed that there are less than 250 complete and fragmentary examples of this type of bulla envelope worldwide. This is one of only a handful of examples ever offered at auction. The bulla first emerged in Mesopotamia around 8000 B.C. The clay envelopes contain a number of pre-baked accounting tokens, which were used in commercial and stock-taking transactions. Placing the tokens inside the bulla greatly enhanced the honesty of the transaction, as the bulla would have to be broken or crushed to reveal its contents. -
Western Asiatic Red Breccia Cylinder Seal with Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With drilled frieze of antelopes grazing. 7.92 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.048. London collection, 2016. -
Khorasan Blue Glazed Jar with Decoration
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Composed of a globular body with broad ribbed neck and shallow foot, the body painted with vertical dashes and scrolling forms, some restoration; rim chipped. 366 grams, 15.2 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.