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LOT 1335
Neo-Assyrian Buff Stone Cylinder Seal with Gryphons
CIRCA 800-700 B.C.
1 in. (2.36 grams, 24 mm).
Fragmentary seal with flying gryphons; 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.80.
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Eastern Sasanian Engraved Chalcedony Stamp Seal
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Plano-convex seal pierced through the body, the underside with a stylised figure. 12.3 grams, 23 mm
Ex private French collection of Mr M., 1980s. UK private collection, acquired in London art market in the 2000s. -
Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Deity
Circa 2500-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A small seal with a deity on a throne, two worshippers before and a star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.83 grams, 10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.30. -
Western Asiatic Stone, Faience and Glass Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung group including blue glass melon beads, gold-in-glass square-section beads, fusiform beads and other types. 39.7 grams, 51 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
