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LOT 0263
Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection
CIRCA 700-600 B.C.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (6.67 grams total, 17-22 mm).
Each carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine. [2]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Israel.
with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1990s.
Private European collection, acquired from the above in 2001.
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LOT 0263
Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Restrung group of oval and other agate beads with interstitial spherical gold beads with granule clusters. 96.6 grams, 52.5 cm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Uruk Stone Stamp Seal
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Square in plan with incuse standing quadruped motif. 13.15 grams, 27 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip. -
Hittite Silvered Bronze Domed Stamp Seal with Hieroglyphs
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Plano-convex in profile with gusset to the rim; underside: central panel with geometric design, hieroglyphic text to the border; obverse: central tondo with hieroglyphs, beaded ring and geometric border; transverse piercing; an important piece. 13.4 grams, 23 mm
From a London, UK, private collection.
The so-called 'Hittite hieroglyphs' encode texts in the Luwian language of Asia Minor. Hieroglyphic Luwian is a native script, also known as 'Anatolian hieroglyphs', which was used on official or royal seals and a few monumental inscriptions.
