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LOT 0242
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (9.66 grams, 20 mm).
With frieze depicting central standing figure (the god Enki) in ankle-length robe holding a vase from which four jets of water flow downwards; two flanking attendants in flounced robes; panel of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
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.
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LOT 0242
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Group
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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. -
Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Necklace Bead Group
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Composed of restrung lentoid-section disc beads. 38.5 grams, 46 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Standing on a D-shaped base with perforations to the outer edge, ring-and-dot motifs to the flanks, pierced ears and perforation to the shoulders. 21.2 grams, 44 mm
Acquired London art market, 1960s-1980s. Ex property of a Hertfordshire, UK collector. Acquired on the UK art market in 2016. Property of a Kent lady collector.
