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LOT 1229
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Beasts
CIRCA 1300 B.C.
7/8 in. (6.27 grams, 22 mm).
A reused seal with an untrimmed top, showing a beast with a small beast on its back, a man in front, star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.61.
Cf. a similar seal in Buchanan, B., Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection,New Yale and London, New Haven-London, 1981, no.179.
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Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £158
Composed of tabular lozenge-shaped, biconial, spherical and facetted beads, restrung with a hook-and-loop clasp. 88 grams, 86 cm
Acquired in London, 1974. Ex K.M., London, UK. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 252, 13 December 2017, no.357. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 256, 26 June 2018, no.273. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel with Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Ovoid body with flat base and narrow neck, a round-section handle to the rear. 360 grams, 22.5 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Gryphons and Ibexes
1450-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Frieze depicting two opposed winged gryphons and an ibex beneath a winged solar disc; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.08 grams, 12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
