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LOT 0233
Western Asiatic Marbled Agate Cylinder Seal with Scorpions
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.02 grams, 13.24 mm).
Frieze depicting two scorpions advancing towards each other, starburst to the rear; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0233
Western Asiatic Marbled Agate Cylinder Seal with Scorpions
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A fragmentary section of a large pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text on two sides. 150 grams, 87 mm
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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Restrung designer necklace of banded agate beads in fusiform, tubular, barrel-shaped and other types. 71 grams, 46 cm long
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Urartian Jasper Bovine Seal Amulet
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Carved as a reclining bull with erect head, underside engraved with a winged quadruped. 2.67 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of Dr U.O., Zurich, acquired in the 1950s. with Rhea Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland.
