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LOT 1218
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 in. (21.17 grams, 26 mm).
Agate drum-shaped column with central piercing; incuse frieze depicting a standing horned anthropomorphic figure grappling with two addorsed rampant stags, similar figure between two opposed stags with smaller inverted animal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 1218
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Rosettes
Circa 1900-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
With rosettes arranged in rows; the design consists of rosettes, each composed of one central hole surrounded by six other holes, rosettes are arranged in alternate rows of four and five: four rows of four and four rows of five in total; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 22.5 x 11.5 mm. The condition is very good.' 9.03 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P44. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert dated August 1990 and an old photograph. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12933-246707. -
Babylonian Black Stone Inscribed Duck Weight
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Rectangular in section with cuneiform inscription to the upper face. 3.92 grams, 20 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad and squat with ring to the centre of the inner face. 168 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
