Western Asiatic Stamp 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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  2nd-1st millennium BC. A group of ten seals including three accompanied by a typed and signed note by the late W. G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which state: (1717) 'Bronze Stamp-Cylinder Seal, 33 x 10mm. This seal has a handle in the form of a Pazuzu-demon head, on top of which was originally a loop, but now broken. On the sides of the seal is a standing figure in long robe, and to the right and left facing him are two horned animals. On the base is a recumbent horned animal. This is a seal from north-east Syria or the areas to the south of Lake Van, c. 800-600 B.C. It comes from within the cultural sphere of Urartu. Seals with both stamp and cylinder function and also with Pazuzu head are rare. there is some corrosion of the surface, but the design can be made out.'; (U-647) 'Stamp Seal of White Stone, 11 x 11 x 15mm. This is modelled on the form of a round hut with roof rising to a central point, pierced through the roof. the sides of the hut are covered with horizontal grooves. The design of the face of the seal is a pattern of two straight lines ensconced between hatched bands. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000 B.C. It is an extremely rare item and in very good condition.';(T-610) 'Stamp Seal of Grey Stone, 16.5 x 16 x 21mm. This has a round, convex face and sides that rise and flare inwards to a flat top. it is pierced with a big hole roughly in the middle of the sides. the design on the face consists of a central dot joined to five dots on the edges by lines, with another line forming a circle through the five dots. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000-1200 B.C. It is a rare type and in quite good condition.'; the rest comprising: a stone cylinder seal with overlapping horizontal incised bands to the sides and stamp to the base with cross and field of diagonal lines; a plano-convex stamp seal with bird perching atop a branch, wings outstretched; a plano-convex stamp seal depicting a winged quadruped above a galloping stag; a bell-shaped cylinder seal with row of framed lozenges with encircled dots to the sides and crossed lines to the base, integral loop to the top; a squat cylinder seal with two 'eye'-lozenges separated by three diagonal lines, integral loop to top; and a stone horn-shaped pendant, pierced transversely. 80 grams total, 15.4-41mm (1/2-1 1/2"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers 1717, 1936, R-787, T-287, T-328, T-532, T-610, V-647, V-935, W-850, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Dr. Bonewitz notes: 'The seals are made from bronze (1), antler (1), serpentine (1), limestone (7).' [10]

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