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LOT 1408
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Standing Figure
CIRCA 1500 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.63 grams, 14 mm).
Slender seal with a standing male figure holding a staff, flanked by five trees; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.52.
Cf. similar seal in Weber, O., Der Alte Orient, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.161.
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LOT 1408
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Standing Figure
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 8 | Current Bid: £55
Rectangular fragment of a tablet with impressed text. 25.8 grams, 37 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £51
Slender cylindrical body with tubular neck and a strap handle to the rear. 200 grams, 18.7 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An oval intaglio with a calligraphic inscription. 1.27 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.
