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LOT 1435
Middle Assyrian Red Coral Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1350-1100 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.8 grams, 18 mm).
Small seal with gryphons with crossed necks, two males looking at each other with a stylised tree between them; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.56.
Cf. a similar seal in Henning Von der Osten, H., Ancient Oriental Seals in the collection of Mr.E.T.Newell, Chicago, 1954, no.105 (Enkidu and Gilgamesh fighting with a winged creature).
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LOT 1435
Middle Assyrian Red Coral Cylinder Seal
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
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Acquired in London, 1974. Ex K.M., London, UK. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 252, 13 December 2017, no.357. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 256, 26 June 2018, no.273. Private collection, London, UK. -
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3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Western Asiatic Banded Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Restrung group of graduated fusiform lentoid-section beads and at the centre interstitial collars with granulated borders; modern clasp. 42 grams, 55.5 cm
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