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Mitanni Faience Cylinder Seal with Man and Beast
Circa 1400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Cylindrical seal with a standing, robed figure wearing a headdress, before him a standing ibex with curved horns, facing back; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.6 grams, 21 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of mixed beads, the central feature a small seashell, restrung. 8.88 grams, 31 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Sumerian Stone Statue Fragment
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Carved in the round figure of a lion crouching on its haunches, with neck arched and forepaws resting on the spine (upper edge) of an animal placed perpendicular to the lion's head biting into its flesh; the D-shaped face with teardrop-shaped sockets for the eyes, button nose, small triangular ears; the prey with legs folded beneath the body, head turned along the lion's mane and left shoulder, with small protrusive horn and ear, oval socket for the eye; integral base with rounded lateral edges, fracture at each end. 340 grams, 85 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bone Idol Group
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each plano-convex in section with heavily scored detailing. 5.77 grams total, 39.65-47.82 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Scaraboid with Walking Horse
Circa 800-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Carved anatomical detailing on the body, underside with an advancing horse, and a branch above. 2.45 grams, 15 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Holy Land Terracotta Single-Handled Wine Jug
Middle Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising an ovoid body with a narrow foot and a tubular neck with a trefoil lip, strap handle to the rear. 290 grams, 15.3 cm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s. -
Western Asiatic Pierced Pottery Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a hollow-formed flared foot with vertical slits, poppy-head bowl with everted rim supported by two small lugs; two rows of perforations at the shoulder. 460 grams, 14.5 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Twist Design Bracelet
1st millennium A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
A substantial penannular bracelet with a round-section body decorated with deep swirling grooves. 174 grams, 75 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Coral-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising mainly oblate beads, restrung. 92.6 grams, 48 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cushion-shaped bead with linear and pellet motifs on one side, pierced. 1.72 grams, 13 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Heart-Shaped Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Hollow-formed pendant with a raised mid-rib and edge on both sides. 0.56 grams, 13 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Flat Axe
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Trapezoid blade with narrow butt and curved cutting edge, rectangular in cross-section. 264 grams, 18.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
This was one of the commonest tool types in the Early and Middle Cypriot Bronze Age, but rarer in the Late Bronze Age. These axes were fixed to a wooden shaft with thongs.