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Western Asiatic Sumerian Head Appliqué

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Western Asiatic Sumerian Style Figurine: 20th century AD. A carved alabaster figure with hands clasped to the chest, panelled kilt, discoid base, bald head and long beard; pierced lug to the reverse. 506 grams, 18cm (7"). Ex Swiss collection

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Western Asiatic Sumerian Cuneiform Tag: 3rd-2nd millennium BC. A triangular terracotta tag with holes to two corners, the broad surfaces with impressions from the scribe's cylinder seal, overwritten with cuneiform text to two faces and one

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Western Asiatic Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Figural: 2200-2100 BC. A limestone cylinder seal with figural frieze; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and typed and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the

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Group of 3 Western Asiatic Sumerian Cylinder seals: Limestone c. 3000-2800 BCE. Largest one measuring 37 mm.,Lifelong collection from the estate of a gentleman seal collector

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Group of 4 Western Asiatic Sumerian Cylinder seals: Limestone quartz and hardstone c. 3000-2800 BCE. Largest one measuring 32 mm.,Lifelong collection from the estate of a gentleman seal collector

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Western Asiatic Sumerian Miniature Mask: 3rd-2nd millennium BC. A ceramic mask with bands of incised rings to the throat and brow, hollow to the reverse. 15 grams, 47mm (1 3/4") Property of a North London gentleman; formerly with a Mayfair g

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Western Asiatic Sumerian Stamp Seal: 3rd millennium BC. A plano-convex opaque chalcedony stamp seal with drilled design of four zoomorphs; pierced for suspension. 3.97 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Ex Rihani Family Collection; acquired before 1980

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Western Asiatic Deity Head Plaque: 1st century BC. A rectangular gesso plaque depicting a feline deity mask, modelled in the half-round with orange-red pigment to surfaces; mounted on a custom-made stand. 8.9 kg, 37cm including stand (

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Western Asiatic Ram's Head Amulet: 2nd millennium BC. A carved chalcedony ram's head amulet with shallow sockets to the eyes; with later gold granulated cap fitting and suspension loop. 27 grams, 49mm (2"). From the family collection o

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Western Asiatic Statuette Head: 1st millennium BC. A bronze D-section head with tall conical cap. 7.96 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. [No Reserve]

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Western Asiatic Figurine Head: 1st-3rd century AD. A hollow-formed bronze head of a figurine with segmented hair. 85 grams, 52mm (2"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965.

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2nd millennium BC. A hollow-formed bronze male head with aquiline nose and deep eye-sockets (to accept inserts), radiating bands above the brow. 181 grams, 61mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.