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LOT 0195
Large Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Animals
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (52.5 grams, 44 mm).
Densely carved scene with two types of rearing horned animals in combat, depicted with long tails and with fur detailing on the bodies, pellets and other motifs on the field; accompanied by a museum quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Sabaean Alabaster Bull
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Carved in the round with integral rectangular base; of sturdy build with thick shoulders, rump and legs; latticed hair texture to the brow. 1.14 kg, 14 cm wide
Mrs Janssens, Belgium, 1970s. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S000119291. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12980-245246.
In Sabaean religion, the bull signalled strength, fertility, and divine protection, and is often linked by scholarship with the moon-god Almaqah, the principal deity of the kingdom. Small alabaster figures of this type were likely set up as temple offerings or served as fittings within cultic furnishings; flat undersides or discreet mounting points on some examples suggest attachment to a larger ensemble. -
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Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Restrung on a cotton thread, composed mainly of cylindrical, biconical and tabular beads. 62.9 grams, 36 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
Judean Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With incuse standing robed figure in profile, surrounded by Aramaic text. 1.84 grams, 16 mm
Ex late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
