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LOT 1330
Chalcolithic Fertility Figure
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (88 grams, 82 mm high).
Formed as a seated female with pinched facial features, applied collar, arms bent and hands on the hips, flared skirt with separately moulded legs protruding; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
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With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. 17 grams, 31 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.04. London collection, 2016. -
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
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