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LOT 1424
Neo-Babylonian Hematite Duck Weight
CIRCA 800-600 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (14.1 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the round with its neck and head resting along the spine.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 1424
Neo-Babylonian Hematite Duck Weight
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Neo-Assyrian Agate Cylinder Seal with Eagle
Circa 800-700 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A squat seal with a stylised eagle and sun, and a large crescent moon; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.07 grams, 15 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.83. -
Neo-Assyrian Buff Steatite Cylinder Seal with Trees
Circa 900-700 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Light brown cylinder seal with stylised trees and pellets; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.72 grams, 19 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.76. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a white marble seal with a geometric pattern; a black steatite seal with stars, a lozenge and sickles; a small white limestone seal with a geometric pattern; a grey-brown serpentine seal with a geometric pattern, Jemdet Nasr type; a steatite seal with two standing stags and a lion; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 20.75 grams total, 9-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.10, 13, 15, 16, 46.
