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LOT 0939
Western Asiatic Double-Sided Biconical Stone Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (8.77 grams, 2.6 cm).
Displaying an ant to one face and a butterfly to the other on a biconvex body; drilled for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSwiss art market, 2003.
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LOT 0939
Western Asiatic Double-Sided Biconical Stone Seal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Amlash Miniature Animal Figurine Group
9th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising three zebu bulls and four horned goats, mounted on a custom-made display base. 175 grams total, 88 x 75 mm including stand
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
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Western Asiatic Openwork Lion Incense Burner
Late 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Ornamented with a dense series of pierced scrolled vines, stylised face with pricked ears, long nose, almond-shaped eyes; the head hinged. 1 kg, 18 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1970. Property of a London gentleman. -
Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet with Administrative Sargonic Text
Mid 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
To two faces of the lentoid-section tablet. 29.3 grams, 39 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.
