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LOT 1049
Old Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Goat Scenes
2340-2200 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (4.1 grams, 29 mm).
Carnelian with double register; to the top a kneeling naked male facing forward with curly hair and beard, holding plants in both hands towards a pair of goats to either side; the lower register with goats either side of a central plant motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important London collection, formed before 1990.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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LOT 1049
Old Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Goat Scenes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Syro-Hittite Terracotta Figure
1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With lentoid-section body and flared base (restored); the face with pinched profile, tall headdress with transverse segmented peak, applied disc eyes, applied chevron beard, hands raised to the chest. 150 grams, 20 cm
Previously with Alex Szolin, Nottingham, UK. Ex Gerrard collection, 1990s. -
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Bactrian Banded Agate Stone Pendant
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Crescentic in profile with hole to lower edge. 18.31 grams, 55 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Votive Idol Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: columnar figure with arms raised; similar with stub arms and applied mouth and ears; tabular figure with hands held before the chest gripping a disc, perhaps a patera; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 210 grams total, 10.5-11.8 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
