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LOT 1669
Western Asiatic Striped Stone Stamp Seal with Bull
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (2.05 grams, 14 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse bull in profile beneath a tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1669
Western Asiatic Striped Stone Stamp Seal with Bull
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad shallow bowl with carination to the outer face, supported by a sturdy shank with collar on a conical base. 5.25 kg, 36 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980-2000. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Rectangular clay tablet with cuneiform text to one face, repaired. 36.2 grams, 45 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl
Circa 2000 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical bowl with a low foot and a gently everted rim. 158 grams, 12.2 cm wide
Excavated by Professor G. Rieshman in Shusa, near Shustar, S.W. Persia. Ex UK private collection, 1920s onwards. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by an old handwritten provenance label.
