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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (46.7 grams total, 18-37 mm).
Comprising: frieze of standing figure and winged opponent, cracked and repaired; frieze with faravahar above a hearth, standing figures, top partly absent; linear representation of oxen in a field with band of concentric lozenges (river?); advancing ibexes with ladder motif above; bilinear zigzags with interstitial bosses; four supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. seals with similar scenes in Weber, O., Altorientalische Siegelbilder, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.224-228.
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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £150
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Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Winged Figure
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Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £30
Frieze depicting a standing winged figure in profile facing a column with disc above and radiating beams; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.37 grams, 30 mm
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal Text
Circa 2000-1600 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £150
Small rectangular tablet with cuneiform text on all but one side. 31.67 grams, 35 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.
