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LOT 1723
Large Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 7/8 in. (33.9 grams, 48.4 mm).
With winged gryphons flanking a human figure with head in profile and one hand raised; abaraded; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1723
Large Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Neo-Babylonian Red Agate Stamp Seal with Worshipping Scene and Hebrew Name
Circa 700-600 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex pierced through the body; to the underside, a scene comprising two standing male figures in long robes on a platform with crescent, sun and bird symbols between them, below in Hebrew, a personal name 'Ben ya [ ]'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.15 grams, 19 mm
Private European collection, 1990s. -
Bactrian Terracotta Vessel Stand
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With flange rim, flared base, stem with collars, and some painted decoration to the rim and neck. 1.67 kg, 21.5 cm high
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Deep Round Bowl
Iron Age, circa 6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With rounded underside and slight flare at the rim; cracked. 1 kg, 22.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
