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LOT 0960
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (11.9 grams, 27 mm).
With frieze depicting a seated figure in fringed robe facing a recumbent bull beside an altar, frond and star in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.062.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 356, for type.
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LOT 0960
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Western Asiatic Silver Magic Ring
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Modelled in the round with pinched facial details and open arms, possibly depicting goddess Asherah. 38 grams, 65 mm
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012. Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Asherah was one of the three great goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon and her primary role was that of mother goddess. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Combat Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Polished haematite cylinder with incuse frieze depicting a standing profile human figure in flounced kilt and mesh tunic brandishing a dagger towards a rearing ibex, with two smaller ovicaprids at his feet, bird above his shoulder; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.28 grams, 21 mm
From a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.115; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
The late W.G. Lambert was Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham in the period 1970-1993.
