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LOT 0261
Large Bactrian Stone Stamp Seal with Lamassu
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (70 grams, 59 mm).
Plano-convex in section with broad face, incuse profile image of a lamassu (winged bull with a human head) with pellets and objects in the field.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 0261
Large Bactrian Stone Stamp Seal with Lamassu
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Gold Necklace with Agate Beads
3000-2800 B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
Restrung necklace of agate beads and flat leaf-shaped gold plaques with oblate carnelian spacers. 163 grams, 80 cm long
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.229806. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11968-210482. -
Luristan Bronze Votive Animal Group
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Model horses each with splayed legs and a stub to the rump (to accept a rider figure?). 52.4 grams total, 34-40 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Tel Halaf Terracotta Fertility Figure
6th-5th millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £494
With pinched facial features, applied breasts, horizontal bands of pigment; restored from old and new pieces. 119 grams, 94 mm
Acquired 1980-1990s. From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
