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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (8.97 grams, 23 mm).
With incised frieze of a standing figure in pleated robe holding a sword towards a figure in floor-length fringed garment with raised arms, smaller figure behind him and a third in a tiered robe; group of four small figures to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.07.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 382, for type.
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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Frog Amulet
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Luristan Bronze Pin with King Holding Animals
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The oval head displaying a repoussé scene composed of a winged 'Master of Animals' figure standing at centre holding an animal in each outstretched hand; tapering round-section stem with collars towards the upper body; tip of pin stem absent; accompanied by a custom-made backing board. 134 grams total, 32 cm including stand
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
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Pillow-shaped in form and displaying cuneiform text to both principal faces; repaired. 220 grams, 95 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.
