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Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including barbed, barbed-and-tanged leaf-shaped and other types. 125 grams total, 40-75 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Frieze with bird with spread wings above two running animals, starburst and foliage; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.84 grams, 11.83 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Luristan Bronze Standing Deer Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Standing on a small base with an erect head and tail, pierced through the body. 12.3 grams, 36.8mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet Section
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Fragment of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text to the outer surface. 51.8 grams, 50 mm
From an old English collection formed before 1990. Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, Dorset. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Engraved Design
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bell-shaped body with a ribbed loop above, the underside with an incuse image of a horned quadruped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.88 grams, 27 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Ring
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Featuring a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a two-line Kufic inscription reading 'The god who is forever living. Have mercy on those who are dead and who will die'. 6.28 grams, 19.33 mm overall, 15.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Cross
Bronze Age, circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Openwork type with voided cross and semicircles in the spandrels. 24.55 grams, 43.34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Cylinder Seal with God Lamassu
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Frieze depicting a lamassu in profile advancing towards a tree with crescent above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.54 grams, 14.1 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Socketted Axehead
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a tubular socket and a slender triangular blade. 320 grams, 11.7 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Similar axe is represented in hands of Akkadian warriors on the Stele of Victory of Naram-Sim, at the Louvre, dated at 23rd century B.C. It was a typology used by Sumerian and Akkadian warriors. -
Anatolian Obsidian Idol
5th-4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Squat and rounded in profile with hands resting on the knees. 48.4 grams, 46 mm
Private collection, Austria. Private collection, Europe. -
Achaemenid Banded Agate Elbow Bead
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
With an ellipsoid gold cap to each finial. 1.26 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Amlash Figure Fragment
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With openwork body and lug to reverse, cage-style torso. 20.6 grams, 42.8 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
