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LOT 1233
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 3/8 in. (200 grams, 18.7 cm).
Slender cylindrical body with tubular neck and a strap handle to the rear.
ProvenanceFrom an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
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LOT 1233
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £55
Deeply engraved and showing two reclining quadrupeds with long necks, with two small reclining stags above, pellets on the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4 grams, 24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising three with engraved motifs on the underside, the fourth with scratched lines within a border. 13.9 grams total, 15-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Early West Central Asian Schist Stamp Seal with Cross
Circa 4000-3400 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Domed stamp seal with engraved face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Black/Green Stone 25 x 22.5 10 mm. This is a hemispheroid with flat face, pierced. The design consists of a simple cross and each vacant quarter so created is filled with two V-shapes. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 4000-3400 B.C. One side is broken off, but what remains is in good condition.' 9.5 grams, 25 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered V-88, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
