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LOT 1423
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (13.9 grams total, 15-20 mm).
Comprising three with engraved motifs on the underside, the fourth with scratched lines within a border. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1423
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Sumerian Head with Inlaid Eyes
Circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £1,000
D-section carved mask with lateral spurs to the brow, exaggerated aquiline nose and broad mouth with raised lips; applied shell and glass inlay to each eye; pierced at the cheeks for attachment; mounted on a custom-made stand. 28.7 grams total, head: 28 mm wide, 83 mm including stand
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-1990s; and a North American collection. -
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of oblate beads; restrung. 11.8 grams, 38 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Large West Central Asian Bronze Crescent Cross Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 41 x 41 x 13 mm. This is round with flat face and flat back, on which a handle of inverted V-shape is mounted. The design is both compartmented and open-work. It consists of a central square which is joined to an outer band by struts: straight ones from the middle of each side of the square, short ones ending in crescents from the tips of the square. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition.' 19 grams, 41 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered R-690, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
