Loading, please wait...

Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah
Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge
Details

LOT 1221

Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

1/2 in. (1.27 grams, 13 mm).

Discoid with an impressed menorah to one side, the reverse with an eagle(?).

Provenance

From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.

CONDITION
VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 1221

Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

Print page

RELATED LOTS
  • Luristan Bronze Zoomorphic Finial
    Luristan Bronze Zoomorphic Finial
    13th-7th century B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

    Formed as a bird with heater-shaped wings perched on a branch with coiled lateral tendrils and triangular panels. 72 grams, 94 mm



    Acquired on the London, UK, art market, pre 1992. Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.

    Lot Details

  • Luristan Bronze Pendant Pair
    Luristan Bronze Pendant Pair
    13th-6th century B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Comprising a matched pair of pendants with overlapping loop finials, four ribbed stems radiating from the base, a separate pendant of similar form hanging from the loop. 49 grams total, 57-61 mm



    UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.

    Lot Details

  • Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Idol Head
    Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Idol Head
    2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

    Modelled in the round with prominent discoid eyes, diadem to the top and rear of the head with lateral sockets (perhaps for temple-rings?); mounted on a custom-made display stand. 617 grams total, 15 cm high including stand



    From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list