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Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including plano-convex, square, cordate, and other types with hatched and other detailing. 12.7 grams total, 13-22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Gemstone with Two Standing Figures
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scaraboid type with incuse design of two standing figures beside a frond or tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.72 grams, 14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of annular beads, restrung. 7.69 grams, 36 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Near Eastern Miniature Glass Vessel
9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Square-section tall body with a pontil mark on the base and a tubular neck. 18.5 grams, 65 mm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Stamp Seal
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Compartmented seal shaped as a horned quadruped with a square body and curving horns, a loop on the reverse. 9.04 grams, 34 mm
Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, acquired 1970-2000s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Assyrian Cylinder Seal with Animals
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Frieze comprising a bowman aiming at a fleeing deer, with fish, sun and other objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.82 grams, 33.6 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Votive Terracotta Dagger
1st century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Model dagger with two-lobed pommel and similar guard, applied bands to the scabbard, two attachment points. 5.83 grams, 88 mm
Japanese private collection, assembled in the 1990s. Acquired from the above in 2010. European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Pendant Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Including trellis, standing figure, leaping stag and other designs. 19.6 grams total, 17-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Western Asiatic Decorated Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Broad shallow bowl with carination and painted rings, supported by a sturdy shank on a stepped conical base. 1.76 kg, 27 cm
Ex North West London specialist collection of pottery, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Red Stone Stamp Seal with Triskele
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rounded in profile and trilobed in plan with pierced lug to the reverse; three coils emanating from a common source; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.63 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cylinder with a carved scene of three rampant animals engaged in a combat, pierced vertically; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.8 grams, 21 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Eagle
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Octagonal in plan with tongue-shaped body, incuse perching eagle motif. 5.2 grams, 19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.