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LOT 1101
Bactrian Ritual Stone Idol
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
18 1/8 in. (4.6 kg, 46 cm).
Round-section columnar bar with tapering ends, pecked texturing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Rolled Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A rolled sheet-metal magical document with inscribed text in Aramaic. 41 grams, 60 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. -
Akkadian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With incuse frieze depicting a standing robed figure with one leg and one arm extended, holding a sceptre towards a supplicant in ankle-length garment standing beside a frond; sun-disc above the bird's head; third standing figure in flounced garment and with both hands raised above an altar. 7.43 grams, 22.84 mm
From a Scottish private collection, Perthshire, 1990s.
About one third of the surface of the seal has been left blank; this was probably intended to be inscribed with a cuneiform text. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Fish Beads
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Matched pair of beads, each a fish with triangular dorsal fin, carved scale and eye detailing, pierced longitudinally. 2.48 grams total, 20-21 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
