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LOT 0970
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Animals
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (10.9 grams, 30 mm).
Irregular carved stone seal with frieze depicting a standing human figure with raised arms, two long-necked quadrupeds (bulls?) and a frond or bush; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.3; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
FootnotesW.G. Lambert is the late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Leaping Horned and Winged Lion
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
With small wings and curved horns; possibly Kushan. 160 grams, 11.8 cm
Fair condition, one wing chipped.
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. -
Sumerian Stone Mask Amulet
Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3500-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Carved as a triangular face with large, owl-like eyes; wide mouth and pronounced nose; drilled through the top of the head, recess to the reverse. 3.36 grams, 18 mm
Ex S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Group of three fragments of pillow-shaped tablets with impressed cuneiform text. 154 grams total, 43-60 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
