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LOT 0849
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (0.94 grams, 15 mm).
With frieze of one sitting and two standing figures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.031.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 92, for type.
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LOT 0849
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Mesopotamian Silver Bead Necklace
3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Restrung and comprising mainly spherical, elongated ovals, oblates, and segmented tube shapes. 224 grams, 54 cm long (1.5 kg total, 24.2 x 24.2cm including case)
Numismatic and Ancient Art Gallery AG, Ancient Art of the Mediterranean World, No 8, lot 5, c.1982. Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 39. From an important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11970-210480. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Combat Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Polished haematite cylinder with incuse frieze depicting a standing profile human figure in flounced kilt and mesh tunic brandishing a dagger towards a rearing ibex, with two smaller ovicaprids at his feet, bird above his shoulder; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.28 grams, 21 mm
From a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.115; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
The late W.G. Lambert was Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham in the period 1970-1993. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a stylised hollow form figure with open mouth and incised detailing, carrying a netted bag on his back with the wide straps going over his shoulders, a necklace(?) shown between the straps, an intricate headdress with small lappets covering most of his head; a votive figure of a nude woman on a tongue-shaped plaque with a raised lip above and below. 149 grams total, 90-95 mm
UK private collection. Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2011. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
