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West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Cross
Bronze Age, circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Discoid in plan with voided spandrels, loop to reverse. 8.59 grams, 29.59 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Figure
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Tongue-shaped in profile with robed figure standing before a dais with idols. 8.73 grams, 26.40 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
One side with seven partial lines of cuneiform text. 15.8 grams, 37.5 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Insects
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Frieze of rows of insects within linear borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.35 grams, 16.7 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pyramid Pendant
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Composed of hollow-form spheres arranged in rows with applied granules and later gold-coloured loops for suspension. 1.43 grams, 16 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Large Anatolian Steatite Seal with Carved Bird
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Plano-convex in profile with a lightly inscribed antique legend to domed face (including Arabic name and numeral '1298'); underside with reserved figure of a bird with wings spread. 28.7 grams, 36.5 mm
With Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1980s. Acquired from Artemis Gallery, November 1992. European private collection. -
Neo-Babylonian Faience Frog Amulet with Man Plucking a Fruit from a Tree
750-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Modelled in the round on a rectangular plaque with incuse image to the underside: figure in ankle-length robe plucking a fruit from a tree. 3.28 grams, 18 mm
Old private French collection. Anonymous sale, Beaussant Lefevre, Paris, 2015. Private European collection, acquired in 2015. -
Western Asiatic and Other Green Glass Bead Necklace
20th century A.D. and earlierEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
A restrung designer necklace including Roman green and yellow 'date heads', Venetian striped 'watermelon' chevron beads. 36.3 grams, 43 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Plano-convex type with incuse wolf and stag motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.15 grams, 21.76 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Double Animal Spouted Vessel
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Biconvex body with spout formed as an animal-head, filler to the rear with crimped rim and ribbed loop between; traces of painted design. 1.32 kg, 24.7 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Amlash Tall Terracotta Jug
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
An elongated ovoid body with a flat base and trumpet-shaped neck, with a handle to the rear. 545 grams, 23.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Restrung designer necklace of banded agate beads in fusiform, tubular, barrel-shaped and other types. 71 grams, 46 cm long
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
