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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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Western Asiatic Triple Gold Bead
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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Fatimid Opaque Mosaic Glass Vase
Circa 10th-12th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
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Private collection, UK.
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