Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

Plano-convex seal pierced through the body, the underside with a standing horned animal and two lines of inscription to the rim; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 26.2 grams, 26 mm



From a privately held London, UK, collection from the late 1990s.

Comprising a domed base with everted rim and incised circumferential bands with roundels; apex with later standing ibex figure, eye-sockets filled with white mineral. 480 grams, 14 cm high



Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Triangular in plan with knop handle to the reverse, incuse motif of a running wolf and fleeing ovicaprid; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4 grams, 20 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Comprising plano-convex type with linear motif, pyramidal type with hatched quadrants, and club type with hatching. 7.56 grams total, 16-18 mm



From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA. From a private collection acquired in 2006.

Scaraboid in black glass with gryphon to the underside beneath transverse band with 'ΡΙIΛΚΧ' inscription. 3.53 grams, 17 mm



From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

Ellipsoid in plan with two lines of Kufic script text and a star. 0.6 grams, 11 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Scaraboid type with intaglio scene depicting a standing robed figure on a baseline with arms raised towards a crescent moon above two altars; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.64 grams, 22 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Plano-convex type with incuse design of a seated robed figure in profile with hound, starburst above, hatched border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.82 grams, 20 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Broad and squat with low sidewall, ring of punched ring-and-dot motifs surrounding rosette clusters. 635 grams, 24.3 cm



Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.

Modelled in the round in resting (couchant) pose with forelegs extended and head erect; transverse piercing behind the shoulder and the rear of the body tubular. 605 grams, 13.7 cm



Acquired from Atigh Gallery (UK), 23 February 1984.

Comprising: a conical seal with a stylised animal on the base; a rectangular seal with a motif on each face. 6.97 grams total, 12-18 mm



Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.

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.