Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins
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Western Asiatic Bronze Buckle with Ram's Head Pin
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Kidney-shaped buckle, hollow-formed ram head pin with engraved details to the face and horns, three pin-lugs to the reverse. 41.8 grams, 35 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Large Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad shallow bowl with carination to the outer face, supported by a sturdy shank with collar on a conical base. 5.25 kg, 36 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980-2000. -
Neo-Assyrian Black Stone Cylinder Seal
9th–8th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With frieze depicting a standing man facing two bulls, sun and crescent moon at the top; pierced longitudinally; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.72 grams, 24 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Mosaic Glass Bead Group
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a black oblate bead with white trail decoration; a black tubular bead with red-and-white rosettes. 19 grams total, 20-36 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Mesopotamian Bone Tool
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved bone implement, triangular in plan with notched end, drilled hole, ring-and-dot and vertical line all suggesting a representation of fish; smooth to both faces. 14.34 grams, 89 mm
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 1990. Accompanied by a copy of the original reciept dated 9 April 1999. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Gryphon
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid type with incuse image of an advancing gryphon; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.36 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Glass Stamp Seal with Deity and Animals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical type with intaglio 'Master of Animals' arms extended over two ovicaprids; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.71 grams, 17mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Sasanian Bronze Stamp Seal with King and Pahlavi Inscription
Circa 5th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £25
Rosette-shaped with a profile bust of a king, two columns of inscription; with an attachment loop to the reverse. 2.37 grams, 13 mm
From a privately held London, UK, collection from the late 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including cuboid, collared-globe and other types. 8.5 grams total, 12-18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse calligraphic legend amid tendrils and flowers. 1.7 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Agate Horn Amulet
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in the round with a segmented body and vesica-shaped motif to the flat upper edge. 16.9 grams, 54 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Mottled Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Figure
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Octagonal in section with rounded top, underside with naive design of standing figure and horse. 7.4 grams, 23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
