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LOT 1428
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cosmetic Vessel
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (37.1 grams, 37 mm).
Conical body tapering towards a narrow mouth with a raised rim, low foot.
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the UK art market.
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LOT 1428
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cosmetic Vessel
Estimate £850 - 950€990 - 1,100 (for guidance only)$1,150 - 1,280 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£425 (EUR 493; USD 574) +BP*
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Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Birds
Circa 1500-1200 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A small seal with a central linear motif with birds in flight above nd ram horns below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.96 grams, 13 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.58. -
Large West Central Asian Bronze Crescent Cross Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face; 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, 41 x 41 x 13 mm. This is round with flat face and flat back, on which a handle of inverted V-shape is mounted. The design is both compartmented and open-work. It consists of a central square which is joined to an outer band by struts: straight ones from the middle of each side of the square, short ones ending in crescents from the tips of the square. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition.' 19 grams, 41 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-690, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Large Jemdet Nasr Type Cream Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal
Circa 3100-2900 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cylinder seal with two pairs of opposing triangular motifs with a hatched grid in between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 19.09 grams, 38 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.3.
