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LOT 1217
Neo-Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 800-700 B.C.
7/8 in. (7.53 grams, 22 mm).
Opaque seal with a lion cub, a woman with raised arms, seven stars depicting the Pleiades, and a reclining gazelle; 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.81.
Cf. cylinders in similar style in Niederreiter, Z., Catalogue of the cylinder seals in the Royal Museums of Art and History, I, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods (circa 1000-500 B.C.), Budapest, 2020, nos.69-70 (cultic scenes).
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LOT 1217
Neo-Assyrian Haematite 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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Uruk Grey Chert Cylinder Seal
Circa 2800 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Squat cylinder seal showing two drilled beasts flanking a tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.53 grams, 18 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.24. -
Mesopotamian Alabaster Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £510
Conical with a narrow, slightly rounded base; repaired. 1.66 kg, 22 cm diameter
Acquired in the early 2000s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12705-235147. -
Western Asiatic White Stone Cylinder Seal with Figures
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Frieze comprising a tall standing figure facing, flanked by five similar figures, all joined by horizontal bars at shoulders and hips, doubled borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.56 grams, 21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
