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LOT 1393
Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Incised Design
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (34.6 grams, 40 mm).
Plane-convex in section with keel to the domed face, incised design of three advancing horses.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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LOT 1393
Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Incised Design
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Syrian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Heads and Animals
Circa 1900-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With standing figure holding spear and two rows animals and human heads; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Soft Black Stone, 21 x 12 mm. Standing human figure holding spear above denticulated base-line, remainder divided into upper and low registers by denticulated line between rules, above five human heads, below two quadrupeds with long ears; sundry shapes fill vacant spaces, and one unidentified depiction behind the human figure's feet. Condition: fine. From Syria, c. 1900-1800 B.C.'; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a pair of red stone beads. 5.20 grams, 21 mm
Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round with stub arms and elaborate headdress, pierced in several places for attachment of adornments. 55.4 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Large Western Decorated Asiatic Pottery Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Hemispherical in profile with low discoid foot, rounded rim, painted detailing to inner face of concentric hatched rings; repaired. 1.59 kg, 29 cm wide
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
