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LOT 0882
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (4.4 grams, 20 mm).
A kneeling bowman among fronds drawing his bow towards an advancing bull. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.044.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 150, for type.
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LOT 0882
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,885
To both principal faces; pillow-shaped in form. 116 grams, 71 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. -
Western Asiatic Banded Quartz Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With frieze depicting a throne-room scene, seated king in tiered robe confronted by two robed supplicants with an altar and idol, two columns of later added cuneiform text. 5.4 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.25. London collection, 2016. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Each bearing cuneiform text to one or multiple faces. 70 grams total, 27-47 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.
