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LOT 0904
Western Asiatic Frit Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (11 grams, 37 mm).
With incised design of a standing figure in fringed garment drawing his bow against an antelope, fronds in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.072.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 148, for type.
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Sassanian Eagle Gemstone
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Carnelian eagle standing with wings folded, neck extended; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.46 grams, 10 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London. -
Central Asian Bronze Compartmented Eagle Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Accompanied by a typed and signed scholarly note written 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, which states: 'This bears the shape of the design, with flat compartmented face and flat back, on which a handle of inverted V-shape is mounted. The design consists of a heraldic eagle, with head sideways at the top, body beneath, and wings spread and curving downwards. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. it is a fine design and in very good condition save that the lower part of the body is missing.' 17.2 grams, 38 mm high
Ex S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a typed scholarly note signed 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 with reference no.V-619. -
Neo Babylonian Bifacial Quartz Stamp Seal
Circa mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Rectangular-section tongue-shaped seal with suspension holes; to the underside, an incuse engraved scene of a standing figure in floor-length robe beside a grid or hurdle with trefoil finial; to one broad face, a similar figure in a fringed garment with one hand raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.36 grams, 23 mm
Ex West Country collection before 1992. 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.
