About the lot N° 154
Title : Mesopotamian Ur Iii Haematite Cylinder Seal With Inscription, Period : 2028.0
Provenance : Collection of the late Wing Commander A. B. Fanstone, inherited by his son, the present owner. Some items acquired from Edward Jawahery in Baghdad in the 1930s. Correspondence including a report by Sidney Smith (Keeper of Assyrian and Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum) dated 4 November 1939, a bill of sale dating to the 1930s and a letter from Professor W. Lambert dated 12 February 1975 accompany this lot.Notes : THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMANFor shell pouring vessels, cf. Exhibition catalogue, Art of the First Cities, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2003, p. 401, no. 291a.See illustration on following page.No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.Christie's, auctioneer, London, UK
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Sale title : Antiquities
Sale date : 20 Apr 2005
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Sale Reference : Live Sale