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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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Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
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Opening Bid: £100
Haematite seal with carved frieze of a standing supplicant offering a vessel to a seated potentate; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.47 grams, 15 mm
From a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.74; 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. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Stone Animal Amulet Group
3100-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising two chert figures: a bovine with engraved details to the face, legs tucked under the body, series of pecked dots to the base forming geometric patterns, pierced for suspension; a mouse with engraved details to the face, back legs absent, series of pecked dots to the base forming a human figure pattern, pierced through body for suspension. 28.7 grams, 30-39 mm
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. One with an old gallery sticker with inventory number 'ST66'. -
Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Bead Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Group of three gold annular beads each with two rows of applied granules to the rim. 2.99 grams total, 6.1-11.70 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
