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LOT 0271
Jemdet Nasr Type Marble Gazelle Seal
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (11.08 grams, 31 mm).
Plano-convex in section with ellipsoid body, high-relief legs and reversed head; underside with incuse animal motifs.
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 0271
Jemdet Nasr Type Marble Gazelle Seal
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£650 (EUR 754; USD 878) ‡+BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Horse
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scaraboid type with geometric horse motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.9 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Luristan Bronze Poppy-Headed Cloak Pin
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a substantial round-sectioned pin with a bulbous poppy-shaped conical head. 145 grams, 30.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Master of Animals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scaraboid type with incised segmentation to upper face; underside with median standing figure with arms extended above two leaping ovicaprids, the classic 'Master of Animals' motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.66 grams, 21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
