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LOT 1486
Jemdet Nasr Type Pink Jasper Cylinder Seal with Ibexes
CIRCA 3100-2900 B.C.
3/4 in. (10.7 grams, 18.76 mm).
Carved with a band of stylised running horned quadrupeds; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx H. Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, collected in the 1980s-1990s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card.
See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.1999.325.1.
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South Arabian Carving of a Nude Couple in Erotic Embrace with Inscription
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Modelled in the round as two figures embracing, the upper figure with a pseudo inscription to the back; mounted on a custom-made stand. 380 grams total, 13.3 cm including stand
Formerly in the collection of Mr K. Ex collection of Mr H., acquired in Switzerland in the early 2000s. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12875-241696. -
Western Asiatic Gold Grape Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Formed as a domed disc with applied granules above and below. 0.35 grams, 10 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With incuse geometric motif to the underside. 1.28 grams, 12.17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
