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Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Frieze depicting a court scene with a seated figure in profile with one hand raised towards a standing figure wearing a floor-length robe, to the rear a bird with wings spread above a cluster of pelleted roundels; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.36 grams, 17.76 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Scaraboid with Charioteer
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Carved anatomical detailing, the underside with two figures driving a biga. 3.15 grams, 17 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Grey Banded Lentoid Stamp Seal with Animals
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Fusiform in plan and plano-convex in section, frieze of advancing animal to underside. 8.12 grams, 31.05 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Broad and squat with lip to the inner edge of the mouth, concentric rings to the centre. 240 grams, 18.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Idol
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Depicting a stylised face with grooved hair and small ring-and-dot eyes, a wide nose and slit mouth. 11.6 grams, 22.2 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Luristan Terracotta Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Bulbous body with flat base, narrow trumpet-shaped neck and a handle to the rear. 1.27 kg, 25 cm high
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a wide triangular blade with raised midrib and a short, pierced tang. 157 grams, 31.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Edged weapons with tangs are among the simplest forms of weapons from this culture. This basic type was hardly altered in the period when bronze was the most important material in weapon production. The retention of this basic type with so few alterations makes precise dating challenging. Bronze daggers, dirks and swords exist today only as bronze blades, having lost their perishable handles over the course of time. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Zoomorphic Vessel
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
With three splayed stub legs, ovoid body, loop handle and long pouring lip with strainer; applied loops and handles to the shoulders; hatched and scrolled painted decoration. 295 grams, 16 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
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.
