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LOT 0290
Hittite Red Jasper Stamp Seal with Bird
CIRCA 1500-1300 B.C.
1 in. (12.8 grams, 24 mm).
Domed seal with transverse piercing, upper face with a floral border and schematic motifs, underside with a standing bird with an inscription(?) below; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom an English private collection, 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Western Asiatic Engraved Green Stone Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Mesopotamian Carved Stone Frog Bead Necklace
1500-1200 B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Restrung group of frog-shaped dangles, each pierced at the neck, with interstitial irregular spacer beads. 56.39 grams, 36 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Eye Idol Head
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Modelled in the round with two adjacent discs on a stem, ring-and-dot eye detailing. 2.28 grams, 15.85 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
