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LOT 1143
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (5.47 grams, 23 mm).
With intaglio hunting scene depicting dense vegetation and a huntsman; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 1143
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Paper Qu'ran Page
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With thirteen lines of Naskh script text to each side, red interlinear diacritics, rosettes, and a header bar; cramped marginal note at one edge. 12 grams, 33.8 x 20.6 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. -
Chalcolithic Terracotta Female Figure
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Modelled in the round kneeling female figure with hands placed on the hips, applied breasts and hair, pinched facial features, impressed eyes and detailing to the collars; flared legs to the reverse. 130 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired 1979-1999. From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Decorated Stone Kohl Pot
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With rectangular-section body and four stub feet, flared mouth with ribbed neck; the body decorated with three ring-and-dot motifs to each side. 33.13 grams, 53 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
