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LOT 1085
Assyrian Red Stone Cylinder Seal
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (28.4 grams, 30 mm).
With intaglio frieze depicting a pair of addorsed ibexes in rampant pose, their horns held in the grip of a nude facing female with spread wings; tall male winged figure looking backwards towards the female, advancing towards two opposed hounds with heads thrown back and a small figure leaping over them holding two reeds or wands; tall male figure in pleated garment and broad-brimmed cap holding the tether of one ibex, star above; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Silver Seal Ring with Cyrillic Inscription
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With drum-shaped bezel, animal motif and enigmatic surrounding text. 5.43 grams, 22.92 mm overall, 18.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
A restrung designer necklace comprising plano-convex, barrel-shaped, oblate and other beads, the centrepiece a pendant cone. 27.9 grams, 42 mm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Chalcolithic Terracotta Figure
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Modelled in the round with columnar head and neck, pinched and impressed facial details, applied headdress, collar and calf-length skirt, stub arms. 173 grams, 17.5 cm high
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k33 from Oxford Authentication.
