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LOT 1265
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 700-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.17 grams, 20 mm).
Translucent seal with stylised winged figures; 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.75.
See a cylinder in similar material and 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, no.28.
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Western Asiatic Glass Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Domed bead with longitudinal piercing and an inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.62 grams, 14 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Shallow bowl with rounded base and inturned rim. 232 grams, 14.3 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s-2010. -
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Persian Iron Dragon-Shaped Flint Striker
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With a thick looped body and striking face to the outer edge; handle formed in openwork with stylised serpent-head, open mouth with recurved teeth, trident tail with similar pellet clusters; engraved and drilled detailing. 297 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired Christie's, The Longridge Collection, London, UK, 2010 (£1,276.00). Personal collection of a Suffolk lady, UK.
Among the objects reflecting the continuation of traditional figural compositions in Indo-Iranian art, there are zoomorphic flint strikers, decorated with serpents, ducks or geese and hawks attacking birds, indicating the persistence of imperial and solar symbols.
