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LOT 1118
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.41 grams, 16 mm).
With frieze depicting a figure standing within an arch with arms raised, approached by a helmetted figure with arms bent and a figure in a flounced robe; gryphon beneath a guilloche beneath an ibex; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx S collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1118
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Seated Deity
Third Dynasty of Ur, 2100-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of lapis Lazuli, 23.5 x 9 mm. The design shows a seated deity to the right, raising one hand, while from the left an introducing goddess leads in a worshipper. The cutting is simple, but is identifiable as from the period of the Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2100-2000 B.C., coming from southern Mesopotamia or a neighbouring area. The design is worn, but clearly visible. Lapis is a rare stone for this period.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.65 grams total, 8.1-23.5 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in July 1991. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Graeco-Persian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Broad and shallow with inturned rim, with two engraved concentric circles to the interior. 158 grams, 17.7 cm wide
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Early Parthian Stone Cylinder Seal
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
With frieze depicting galloping horseman and fleeing stag, with a second horse confronting the first, repaired; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.75 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of the late S., London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
