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LOT 1227
Western Asiatic Hardstone Scaraboid Stamp Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (5.17 grams, 20 mm).
Domed body with incised circumferential band above the rim, underside with a stylised quadruped and star-like motifs.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1227
Western Asiatic Hardstone Scaraboid Stamp Seal
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Featuring a processional scene comprising a pair of robed figures flanking an altar, followed by zoomorphic figures, one of the robed figures raising his arm towards the altar; a rampant, horned quadruped facing left, looking at a seated zoomorphic figure. 3.78 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of the late 'S', London, UK, 1970-2000. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
West Central Asian Bronze Eagle-Shaped Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £90
An eagle-shaped stamp seal with a loop on the reverse, 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 Bronze, 27 x 26.5 x 10.5mm. This has the shape of the thing depicted, with a flat face, convex back rising to the middle where a handle of inverted U-shape with three grooves over it is mounted. The design, which is compartmented, shows an eagle in heraldic pose: head sideways at the top with beak raised, spread wings below, and spread tail-feathers at the bottom. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is a most attractive piece and in very good condition -- the metal has been conserved -- save for slight damage to the beak of the bird.' 10.2 grams, 26 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 R-774, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Uruk Grey Chert Cylinder Seal
Circa 2800 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Squat cylinder seal showing two drilled beasts flanking a tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.53 grams, 18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.24.