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LOT 0991
Greek and Phoenician Lead Weight Collection
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.45 kg total, 2.0-11.3 cm).
Including examples displaying zoomorphic designs, lettering and other motifs. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Attack Scene
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With incised frieze depicting two leaping lions attacking antelopes. 8.7 grams, 26 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.013. London collection, 2016. -
Palestinian Lead Aramaic Magic Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Un-rolled and sub-rectangular in form, bearing 'magical' Aramaic text to one face. 10.4 grams, 10.2 cm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Banded Quartz Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With frieze depicting a throne-room scene, seated king in tiered robe confronted by two robed supplicants with an altar and idol, two columns of later added cuneiform text. 5.4 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.25. London collection, 2016.
