Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection

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Nov 23, 2018

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Auction Venue: The May Fair Hotel London Stratton Street Mayfair London, W1J 8LT Viewing from noon Thursday 22nd Nov. 2018 Champagne Reception: 6pm - 9pm Friday 23rd Nov. 2018 (Day 1) 10am : Lots 1 - 660 TimeLine Auctions Limited enquiries@timelineauctions.com

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  3rd-1st millennium BC. A group of eight stamp seals and two amulets, including five accompanied by typed and signed notes by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which state: (R-868) 'Stamp Seal of White Material, 11 x 11 x 16mm. This has a round, flat face and the sides first flare in then rise to a pierced handle with rounded top. The design on the face consists of an outer circle of dots and within it a simple cross of dots and a dot in each corner left vacant by the cross. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c.2300-2000 B.C. The outer edge of the face is worn off, otherwise it is in good condition and is a rare type.'; (U-598) 'Stamp Seal of Greenish Stone, 9.5 x 13 x 17mm. This has a flat oblong face, and sides which rise like a pyramid with flattened top, below which it is pierced. The design is a pattern, consisting of a simple cross from corner to corner, and V-shapes of varying width fill the spaces left by the cross. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 1200-800 B.C. It is worn, but the designs remain clear.'; (U-649) 'Item of jewellery of White and Brown Stone, 8 x 8 x 17.5mm. This has the form of a small crouching animal abstractly rendered: big snout with grooves around, a hole at the back of the snout for the eyes (and for suspension), ears marked above and just behind the eyes, and a smooth body with no hint of legs, but a simple cross over its back side. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000 B.C. It is a rare item and generally in good condition. It was no doubt hung on a necklace or an ear-ring.'; (T-865) 'Scarab of White Material in Bronze Mount, 22.5 x 16 x 16mm. The bronze mount has pierced suspension loop on the back and three sets of claws each side, and two larger claws at the two ends, all eight of which terminate in a band which surrounds the seal. So far as can be seen through the claws, it is a scarab, not a scaraboid. The design consists of a crocodile at the bottom, and above it a falcon, a winged quadruped with human head, and a few filling items. This is a seal from Syria/Palestine, using Egyptian materials but combining them in a 'foreign' way. The work is fine, and the state of preservation of the seal is very good save for a little damage at one side. The date is not easily fixed, but c. 900-600 B.C. is probably the right limits.'; (U-599) 'Stamp Seal of Green Stone, 10.5 x 14 x 21mm. This has a flat, oblong face and the back rises like a pyramid with flattened top, below which it is pierced. the design, within a linear frame, apparently shows a bird in heraldic pose in very simplified form. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 800-300 B.C. most probably. It is a rare type and so difficult to date with certainty. The seal is worn and chipped, but the design is well preserved.'; the rest comprising: one grey stone with oval stamp depicting three animals, possibly a bull and two serpents; one with heater-shaped stamp depicting an figure standing above a quadruped; one with piriform knop and cross design, each arm curved to the end; one with tall knop and quadruped; one pyramid-shaped with canine attacking standing figure. 58 grams total, 17-27mm (3/4-1"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers 2916, K-36, K-84, R-868, T-224, T-405, T-865, V-597, V-598, V-649, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Dr. Bonewitz notes: 'The items are made from serpentine (1), glass (1), limestone (6), jasper (1), bone (1).' [10]

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