Apollo Art Auctions

August 2024 Auction  –  25 August 2024

Apollo Art Auctions , August 2024 Auction

Ancient Art, Antiquities

Su, 25.08.2024, from 2:00 PM CEST
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MESOPOTAMIAN PINK QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT

Ca. 800 - 500 BC A Mesopotamian pink quartz cylinder seal depicting a tree, a cross and a leaping dolphin. Cylinder seals were used to verify the quality and quantity of the products stored in vases and containers. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
Size: 20mm x 10mm; Weight: 4.6g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 90s (with original note, signed by him). Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s.

200
Estimate: GBP 300 - 600

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Starting price 200 GBP
Estimate 300 GBP
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