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LOT 0988
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Gemstone with Myriad of Animals
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.5 grams, 21 mm).
Engraved with fish, birds, a scorpion and other animals to base, together with a lone star and possible bust; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2000s.
Important collection of a London gentleman.
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LOT 0988
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Gemstone with Myriad of Animals
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Amlash Terracotta Flagon
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Globular in form with flared cylindrical neck and integral handle with triangular projection; applied pellets either side, likely a zoomorphic representation, with incised vertical bands to the neck. 735 grams, 24.5 cm high
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Ex private collection. -
Early Uruk Clay Numerical Tablet
Late 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Of pillow-shaped form, with numerical markings to one face. 47 grams, 53 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. -
Sassanian Agate Stamp Seal with Bird
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Standing right to base in stylised form, drilled for suspension and held on a fabric thong. 7.7 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
