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LOT 1418
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid and Bird Seal Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (10.28 grams total, 11-26 mm).
Comprising: a scaraboid in cream stone with hatching on the underside; a black stone seal formed as a stylised bird with its neck resting along the spine, hatched wings and underside; a small black seal pierced through the central ridge, linear motifs on the underside; a pale stone seal with slightly domed upper face, underside with stylised animal(?) motifs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Egyptian and post-Pharaonic scaraboids in Teeter, E., Scarabs, Scaraboids, Seals and Seal impressions from Medinet Habu, Chicago, 2003, nos.59b,107a.
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Amlash Tall Terracotta Jug
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
An elongated ovoid body with a flat base and trumpet-shaped neck, with a handle to the rear. 545 grams, 23.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Old Babylonian Alabaster Vessel with Recumbent Lamassu
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £2,250
Deep elongated vessel, carved with an image of a reclining Lamassu on one side, the hind legs and the right front leg tucked beneath the body, the left front leg raised on the side of the head, the head modelled in the half-round with a characteristic long beard and hair framing the face; accompanied by a display stand. 781 grams, 19.5 cm (1.12 kg total including stand)
From an important London-Geneva collection, formed before 1988, by family descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13371-258817.
The Lamassu was a protective deity related to several Mesopotamian civilisations (Assyrian in particular, where it was represented as a winged bull-man). They were considered beneficial and protective spirits, guardians of the doors with an apotropaic function, destined to ward off dark or hostile forces. -
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal
Circa 700-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Translucent seal with stylised winged figures; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.17 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.75.
