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LOT 1472
Mesopotamian Black Stone Four-Sided Seal with Heads and Animals
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
3/4 in (3.66 grams, 18.16 mm).
Rectangular in section with incuse design to each face: running feline; crouching figure with arms spread; rearing quadruped; advancing figure in tall headdress; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr W.
Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card.
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LOT 1472
Mesopotamian Black Stone Four-Sided Seal with Heads and Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Sasanian Silver Ring with Standing Figure Gemstone
4th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Round-section hoop with ellipsoid bezel and knop; inset carnelian cabochon with stylised standing figure with spear. 4.38 grams, 25.95 mm overall, 20.46 x 15.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Wolf
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With possibly later frieze of an advancing wolf beneath a crescent moon 11.85 grams, 24.10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet with Cylinder Seal Impressions
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,020
Pillow-shaped ceramic section with impressed design: obverse with rolled cuneiform impression from a cylinder seal and cuneiform text alongside; reverse with faintly impressed cylinder seal design and flanking cuneiform text. 31.8 grams, 41 mm
Acquired at a London antiques fair in the 1990s. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
