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LOT 1906
Western Asiatic Pink Stone Stamp Seal with Offering Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (5.3 grams, 20 mm).
Plano-convex type with intaglio scene comprising two standing robed figures facing each other on a baseline, their arms extended and hands open; hearth between them at the base, crescent moon above; 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 1906
Western Asiatic Pink Stone Stamp Seal with Offering Scene
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, an Administrative Document
Circa 2000-1700 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Pillow-shaped with lines of dense cuneiform text to flat faces, edges and ends; accompanied by an old handwritten slip: 'Old Babylonian administration document, c.2000-1700 B.C.'. 247 grams, 12.5 cm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an old handwritten note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Duck Weight
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with an erect head, a small circular socket underneath. 12.1 grams, 27 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Restrung group of graduated fusiform lentoid-section beads and at the centre interstitial collars with granulated borders; modern clasp. 42 grams, 55.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
