LOT 2120 Western Asiatic Stamp Seal Collection
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Late 3rd-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze seals of various shapes and designs including eight accompanied by typed and signed notes by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which state: (V-904) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 21 x 20 x 23mm. This has the shape of the design: a trefoil, with flat compartmented face and flat back, in the middle of which a stalk handle with suspension loop is mounted. This comes from west central ASia and dates to c. 2300-1800 B.C. There is incrustation on the surface, which could be removed. The piece is generally in fair condition.'; (U-319) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 10.5 x 11 x 18mm. This has a flat, round, compartmented face and sides which rise steeply to a suspension loop. The design, achieved with two lines, consists of a straight line dividing the circle and two short strokes starting from opposite edges and put at an angle in relation to the main line. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2100-1800 B.C. There is some wear, but it is generally in good condition.': (U-318) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 12 x 11.5 x 18.5mm. This has a roughly round, flat compartmented face, and a back rising to a stalk handle with suspension loop. The design consists of two crescents based on the rim and placed opposite each other. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2100-1800 B.C. It is a little worn, but generally it is in good condition'; (B-15) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 17 x 19 x 24mm. The roughly round, flat face is compartmented. The solid back rises sharply to a pierced egg-shaped handle. This design is created by two opposite V-shapes and two opposite circles with open end. This comes from the Bronze Age of west central Asia, and probably dates to c. 2000-1500 B.C. There is some incrustation which could be removed, but it is generally in very good condition.'; (B-32) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 20 x 12.5 x 23.5mm. The slightly convex face is triangular, and the back rises somewhat like a human foot to a pierced knob handle. the design, which is done in raised metal strip, consists of two curving lines and two short strokes joining one of the curving lines. This is a seal is from the Bronze Age of west central Asia, and probably dates to c. 2000-1500 B.C. It is worn but otherwise is in good condition.'; (T-994) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 20 x 17 x 27mm. This has a flat oval face and back which becomes a tall stalk handle surmounted by a top with oval hole. The design on the face consists of a dot in circle surrounded by scalloped edge. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2100-1800 B.C. The outer scallops are squeezed, otherwise the piece is in good condition.; (T-767) Stamp Seal of Bronze, 17 x 17 x 16mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a stalk handle with round suspension loop. the design, which is compartmented, consists of five straight lines beginning from the edge and one joining stoke within the middle. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2200-1800 B.C. It has been cleaned and is in very good condition.'; (T-440) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 18 x 19 x 23mm. This has a round flat face and slightly convex back on which is mounted a stalk handle ending in a pierced loop. The design on the face consists of a central dividing line, with short gap in the centre, and to each side of a it a pair of crescents, a smaller within a bigger. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2200-1800 B.C. There is a little incrustation, which could be removed, but the piece is in very good condition.' 91 grams total, 19-28mm (3/4-1"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers T-767, T-994, B-32, B-15, T-440, V-319, R-958, V-904, U-319, U-318, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. [10]
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