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LOT 1205
Western Asiatic Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
17 1/4 in. (60.1 grams, 44 cm).
Composed of oblate, biconical and other beads, the central feature a large annular bead, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: a brown steatite seal with drilled motifs; a cream quartz seal with a geometric pattern; an intentionally broken hematite seal with a nude frontal woman, two small figures with antlers beneath, a male with curly hair and another figure with a long neck, a practise piece; a cram limestone seal with three tree motifs; a steatite seal with linear and pellet motifs; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 25.1 grams total, 13-21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.11, 12, 54, 62, 71. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a speckled grey marble seal with a drilled geometric pattern; a white limestone seal with a wickerwork pattern; a grey serpentine seal with a geometric pattern; a small bronze seal with a linear pattern; a fragmentary hematite seal with a seated deity; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 17.42 grams total, 9-17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.2, 14, 17, 18, 41. -
Palestinian or Anatolian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Sphinx
Circa 1200-900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a domed body and a large handle, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Brown Stone with Black Patina, 17 x 17.5 x 18 mm. The seal has an oval face, with domed back with superimposed handle, which is nicely shaped. The design shows a recumbent sphynx: body of a quadruped, but human head and wings. Above its back is a bird or fly. This is a seal from Syria / Palestine or Anatolia, c. 1200-900 B.C. It is in fine condition.' 4.61 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered 1607, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
