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LOT 1240
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal Fragment
CIRCA 2000-1750 B.C.
3/4 in. (10.9 grams, 19 mm).
Fragment with incuse frieze depicting a presentation scene with bull-man facing, gripping a rampant lion, storm-god in conical hat holding a calf towards a standing figure in tiered robes; supplied with impressions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the S. Negev desert, Israel.
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card.
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LOT 1240
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal Fragment
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Neo-Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal
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Opening Bid: £5
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Western Asiatic Pommel Cap with Floral Design
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in marble or bone with broad domed upper face, barrel-shaped shank with a horizontal incised band, pieced laterally and with hollow underside to the shank; upper face with low-relief hexafoil design. 7.65 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Eastern Sasanian Engraved Chalcedony Stamp Seal
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Opening Bid: £50
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Ex private French collection of Mr M., 1980s. UK private collection, acquired in London art market in the 2000s.
