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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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LOT 1229
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Beasts
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Eastern Sasanian Engraved Chalcedony Stamp Seal
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Plano-convex seal pierced through the body, the underside with a stylised figure. 12.3 grams, 23 mm
Ex private French collection of Mr M., 1980s. UK private collection, acquired in London art market in the 2000s. -
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal
Circa 700-600 B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Translucent seal with stylised winged figures; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.17 grams, 20 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.75. -
Islamic Glass Calligraphic Vessel with Inscriptions
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Conical in profile with carinated collar above the waisted foot; iridescent surface; applied band of calligraphic Kufic text within borders; single applied narrow loop handle. 92.3 grams, 93 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13375-255455.
Often, the inscriptions on the glass Islamic artworks are in pseudo-Kufic letters, mostly with elements notched or hatched with shallow cuts. Some letters have foliate terminations.
