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LOT 0842
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (14.4 grams, 26 mm).
With shallow-carved frieze of advancing spearmen above running horses; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.219; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
FootnotesW.G. Lambert, is the late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
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Western Asiatic Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With geometric pattern of concentric lines and pellets. 8.12 grams, 52 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.073. London collection, 2016. -
Marble Libation Table
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
A Nabataean or Hellenistic libation table with drum-shaped body and four stub legs ending in bovine hooves; circumferential bands of egg-and-dart ornament, ropework ornament to the rim, dished upper face to accept votive offerings. 19.2 kg, 25 cm
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11927-209636.
Rooms in Greek and Roman houses were largely devoid of furniture, and instead more emphasis was given to the display of works of art: mosaic floors, wall paintings, and freestanding bronze and marble sculpture. However, domestic altars have been found in various Greek and Roman houses (especially in Pompeii). This unusual small table with its elaborate support was likely to have been used to deposit fruit, sweets and other types of small gifts as offerings. Such tables were used in all the Greek and provincial Roman world, even by the Nabataean Arabs during the Roman period. -
Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah
Circa 4th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Sub-circular with impressed menorah to one face. 4.66 grams, 14 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
