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LOT 1164
Central Asian Stamp Seal Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 2 1/4 in. (106 grams total, 39-56 mm).
Including discoid and rosette types with spokes, cells and other ornament. [4]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1164
Central Asian Stamp Seal Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
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Mesopotamian Shell Bead Necklace
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a restrung group of discoid beads. 111 grams, 60 cm long
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s. -
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Haematite with a bearded male figure wearing a kilt and cap, in front a bearded male deity wearing a kilt and horned cap, holding a sceptre and standing on a reclining male figure; to the back a female in long robes and hand held in front of mouth; rectangular panel with four rows of cuneiform text. 8.08 grams, 18 mm.
From an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
