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LOT 1184
Neo Babylonian Glass Stamp Seal with Beast-Tamer
800-600 B.C.
5/8 in. (4.22 grams, 17 mm).
Conical in profile with rounded top and piercing; underside with intaglio motif of a standing figure in a kilt with arms extended above two addorsed rampant beasts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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Eastern Levant AE 4 Shekels Weight
Bronze to Iron II Age, circa 12th-6th centuries B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
In the form of a cube engraved on one side in Aramaic: ŠLŠRKR. 31.2 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ladle
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a deep D-shaped bowl. slender handle with ribbed detailing, curved finial with transverse segmentation and standing bovine figure finial detached. 289 grams total, 9.5-32 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Agate Bull's Head Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Finely carved as a stylised bull's head with short horns and bulbous eyes, incised nostrils and mouth, perforated at the back of the neck for suspension. 28.9 grams, 40 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.
