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LOT 0884
Western Asiatic Limestone Cylinder Seal with Procession Scene
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (33.8 grams, 39 mm).
Carved with a row of figures in two registers, one with a textured robe. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 19, for type.
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LOT 0884
Western Asiatic Limestone Cylinder Seal with Procession Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Very Large Old Babylonian Lexical Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 19th-17th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
With cuneiform text to one broad face; old collector's label 'A1' affixed at the time of Professor Lambert's inspection. 2.27 kg, 25 cm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Gold Boss Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
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From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
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Sassanian Stag Gemstone
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Opening Bid: £75
Carnelian with intaglio recumbent stag with legs folded beneath the body, within a pelletted border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.47 grams, 11 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.
