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LOT 1322
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.68 grams, 17 mm).
With intaglio frieze depicting a helmetted hero with wings on his back standing between and gripping two rearing winged monsters with quadruped body and a human head, to the rear a frond and an altar with miniature figurine; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Pouring Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Formed as a pouring vessel with carinated body and short cylindrical spout, neck decorated with three concentric bands of pricked dots, incised bands below, combed chevrons to the equator featuring three raised knops to the rear. 438 grams, 11.8 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1990. -
Elamite Silver Flower Pendant Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £215
A restrung necklace of fusiform and oval carnelian beads with centrepiece of waisted gold tubular bead; two silver inlaid pendants each a quatrefoil with discs in the spandrels, inset glass and haematite panels. 54 grams, 43 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. With a London gallery. Property of a London collector; from her family's private collection. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Letter Tablet
Circa 20th-18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; chipped. 101 grams, 64 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.
