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LOT 1266
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (4 grams, 24 mm).
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar seal in Buchanan, B., Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection, New Yale and London, 1981, no.179.
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LOT 1266
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Bronze Head of a Lioness
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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Acquired on the American (?) art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal Text
Circa 2000-1900 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £650
The majority of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text on three sides and a cylinder seal impression on the short face. 214 grams, 76 mm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert. Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Neo-Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal
Circa 800-700 B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.81.
