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LOT 0890
Western Asiatic Pink Jasper Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (8.96 grams, 16 mm).
Cotton-reel type with regular pattern of larger and smaller drilled pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.19.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 6, for type.
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Western Asiatic Jasper Cylinder Seal with Animals
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With running frieze of animals in an undulating band. 12.8 grams, 18 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.066. London collection, 2016. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Pillow-shaped with median horizontal band to the obverse, text continuing onto one edge and part of the reverse. 94 grams, 66 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. -
Luristan Bronze Implement with Antelope Heads
11th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising a round-section stem with rounded point, possibly a probe; substantial finial formed as two resting antelopes with emphasised heads, one devoid of horns. 69.2 grams, 18 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
