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LOT 0219
Early Neo-Assyrian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (26.6 grams, 45 mm).
Displaying a winged god standing left battling a winged quadruped, a large winged insect in the field above; drilled vertically for suspension; chipped; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology in the 1980s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202963.
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LOT 0219
Early Neo-Assyrian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
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Western Asiatic Decorated Ceramic Ewer
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The bulbous body with impressed whorl, pellet, bar and other ornament, ropework ring to the shoulder, flared neck and tiered mouth, strap handle to the reverse and a rolled foot; Turkish workmanship; chipped. 568 grams, 18.5 cm
Fine condition, foot and rim chipped.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a Suffolk collector. -
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Holy Land Red Painted Pottery Amphoriskos
EB I, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform bodied with rounded base and cylindrical neck, two pierced lug handles, painted linear geometric forms. 227 grams, 10.6 cm high
From an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Brass Feline
Khorasan, circa 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
In the form of a lion or cat, modelled couchant with base of tail formed as a loop; decorative panels on the body displaying scrolling foliage, animals, Kufic lettering and coat texture with remains of black enamelling; shaped recess to base; hollow-formed. 637 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired 1960s-1970s. From a UK private collection, 1981. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202184.
