Western Asiatic Seal Seal 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 ten stamp seals including four accompanied by typed and signed notes by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993: (13 x 13 x 6mm, west central Asia c.2300-2000 B.C.); (15 x 14.5 x 8mm, west central Asia c.2300-2000 B.C.); (33 x 32 x 18mm, west central Asia c.2300-2000 B.C.); (14 x 14 x 5mm, west central Asiac. 2000 B.C."). 75 grams total, 13-39mm (1/2-1 1/2"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers 83, R-679, R-928, T-306, T-618, T-616, V-211, V-644, W-308, Y-995, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Dr. Bonewitz notes: 'The seals are made from serpentine (2), bronze (1), limestone (3), agate (2), and haematite (1).' [10]

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