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LOT 1301
Late Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
CIRCA 900-600 B.C.
7/8 in. (5.69 grams, 22 mm).
The scene in a single register presenting a seated figure, possibly a deity, with a raised arm, a worshipper before him with one raised arm; a crouching horned quadruped behind the worshipper, a winged figure above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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LOT 1301
Late Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Early Bronze Age I, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Of squat profile with rounded rim, two latera; stub handles and band of pointillé ornament below the rim. 1.21 kg, 29.5 cm wide
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Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
Sturdy columnar stem flaring to the broad base with carinated rim, band of pained geometric ornament; the bowl broad and dished with concentric ring detailing. 2.49 kg, 28.5 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Discoid in plan with tiered handle and transverse hole, with gusset to the upper face, chamfered shoulder; underside with intaglio image of a stag with legs bent beneath the body, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 109 grams, 49 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.