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LOT 1252
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Inscription
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (21.1 grams, 28 mm).
Pierced tapering handle to reverse, billeted border enclosing profile standing bull and legend in Indus Valley script.
ProvenanceFrom the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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LOT 1252
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Inscription
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Amlash Bronze Standing Animal Statuette
10th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Hollow to the underside with pellet eyes and pinched ears. 55 grams, 72 mm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Horned Beast
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Zoomorphic stamp with loop handle to the reverse; 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. 27.5x35x13 mm. This bears the shape of what is depicted. The face is flat and compartmented, and the back is flat also with look of sheet metal for suspension. The design shows the face of a horned quadruped frontally, with drooping ears and stout horns, but with one big central eye. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is a rare design and in good condition.' 12.5 grams, 31 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. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With trumpet-shaped base, thick stem, carinated bowl an everted rim; ribbed band to the equator. 1.06 kg, 16.8 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
