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LOT 0981
Large Western Asiatic Alabaster Cylinder Seal with Procession
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (26.3 grams, 32 mm).
With frieze of advancing figures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection number 063.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 39, for type.
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LOT 0981
Large Western Asiatic Alabaster Cylinder Seal with Procession
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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Opening Bid: £53
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Bactrian Rock Crystal Snail Amulet
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal Rider
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Modelled in the round standing facing, the rider gripping the animal with his thighs and by its ears, stylised detailing to both figures in the form of applied circular eyes and pricked headbands, the rider wearing a conical cap; mounted on a substantial cylindrical perspex display base. 676 grams total, 20 cm high including stand
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