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LOT 0090
Cretan Red Carnelian Hieroglyphic Seal
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (3.99 grams, 18 mm).
Square in section and pierced longitudinally, incuse scene to each face: labrys above a tree; starburst between hatched panels; arrow, axe and other objects; figure above an axe.
ProvenanceFrom the Priday collection, Brookmans Hall, Hertfordshire, UK, formed 1930-1940s onwards by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12385-225393.
Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no. 1921,0711.2 for similar multi-face seal.; see Boardman, J. Greek Gems and Finger Rings: Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1970, p. 35, fig. 56 for type.
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Cretan Red Carnelian Hieroglyphic Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Square in section and pierced longitudinally, incuse scene to each face: labrys above a tree; starburst between hatched panels; arrow, axe and other objects; figure above an axe. 3.99 grams, 18 mm
From the Priday collection, Brookmans Hall, Hertfordshire, UK, formed 1930-1940s onwards by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12385-225393. -
Cypriot and Other Terracotta Vessel Fragment Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including globular jar, spouted vessel and other fragments. 4.05 kg total, 12-25 cm
From 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. -
Greek Terracotta Bust of Goddess
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Hollow-formed bust with arms drawn across the body and right hand cupping the breast; old collector's inked accession number to reverse 'SR.3590/65'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 232 grams total, 14.5 cm including stand
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
