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 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, which state: (2017) 'Stamp Seal of Cream Stone, 14 x 12.5 x 18mm. This has the shape of a four-sided pyramid, pierced through the tip. The face shows a standing demon with large spreading robe below the waist, hands raised and wings attached at the waist. This comes from northern Afghanistan and probably dates to c. 1000-1 B.C. it is generally in good condition, though the surface is a little corroded.'; (1119) 'Pyramid Stamp Seal of White Stone, 15 x 15 x 20mm. This has a square face and is pierced near the top. The design shows a horned animal with head turned back, before it a 'bow' and above it a V-shape with superimposed horizontal line. This is a rare design, but should probably be assigned to Anatolia/Syria/Palestine and dated to c. 900-600 B.C. it is in good condition.'; (T-539) 'Stamp Seal of Terracotta, 21 x 21 x 22mm. This is a cone with round flat face, pierced below the tip. The design on the face consists of a lunar crescent with streamers supported on a pole on a stand, to the right seven dots (for the Pleiades), to the left a simple cross. This comes from the ancient Near East and dates to c. 1000-500 B.C. There is slight damage to the edge at one point, but generally it is in good condition. Such clay seals from the first millennium B.C. are rare.'; (T-632) 'Stamp Seal of Brown Stone, 15 x 18.5 x 22mm. This has a flat oblong face, and sides that rise sharply and flare inwards to a rounded top, beneath which it is pierced. The design on the face shows a standing horned animal with an unidentified object over its back. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 1200-800 B.C. It is a rare item, but the design is worn and a little damaged.' 62 grams total, 17-26mm (3/4-1"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers 2017, 1119, 41-B (49), T-249, T-252, T-253, T-266, T-539, T-632, W-839, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Dr. Bonewitz notes: 'The seals are made from serpentine (1), jasper (2), limestone (6), quartz (1).' [10]

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