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LOT 1396
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
SELJUK PERIOD, 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.44 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of two lines of Naskh text; 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 1396
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Domed seal with projecting collars, 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 white stone, 37 x 41 x 15 mm., a collared hemi-spheroid, pierced horizontally. Design: a circle of water creatures around a central one. Mesopotamia, c. 3000 B.C. Design corroded.' 26.9 grams, 42 mm
From a London collection in the 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket. -
Neo-Assyrian Buff Stone Cylinder Seal with Gryphons
Circa 800-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Fragmentary seal with flying gryphons; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.36 grams, 24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.80. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cosmetic Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Conical body tapering towards a narrow mouth with a raised rim, low foot. 37.1 grams, 37 mm
UK private collection, acquired on the UK art market.
