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LOT 1359
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1500-1400 B.C.
5/8 in. (2 grams, 16 mm).
Cylinder seal with star motifs and a knobbly staff, two opposing figures flanking a tree; 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.53.
Cf. a cylinder seal with figures of similar style in van Dijk, The Form, Function and Symbolism of Standards in Ancient Mesopotamia during the Third and Fourth Millennia BCE: An Iconographical Study, Stellenbosch, 2016, cat.no. NS41, from Kish.
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Neo-Assyrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Capricorns
Circa 800-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A small seal with two capricorns and the Pleiades; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.85 grams, 14 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.84. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising: band of geometric figures (birds?) within borders of broken lines; frieze of standing birds each with head turned on a long neck and one wing extended; frieze of zoomorphs one with four thin legs and Y-shaped body, the other smaller with horns; frieze of perching birds each with one wing extended, the first with head turned towards the second, within ruled borders; fragment with robed figure extending one arm towards a second figure in mantle and ankle-length robe; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 26.3 grams total, 20-26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Islamic Style Turquoise Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Roughly oval in shape with an inscription at the centre with stars on the field, surrounded by a cross motif border. 1.41 grams, 17 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
