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LOT 1406
Uruk Grey Chert Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 2800 B.C.
3/4 in. (10.53 grams, 18 mm).
Squat cylinder seal showing two drilled beasts 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.24.
Cf. a similar seal n Wilson, J.A., Allen, T.G. Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals, with a description of the collection of Mrs. William H.Moore, Chicago, 1940, no.3 (Uruk Period).
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LOT 1406
Uruk Grey Chert Cylinder Seal
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £12
Comprising: a white stone cylinder seal with lozenges and 'eye' motifs; a brown stone cylinder seal with a standing robed figure and a standing quadruped; a small cream cylinder with three deeply carved motifs; a black stone fragment showing the body of a seated figure; a black stone cylinder seal fragment showing a winged genie and two smaller standing figures; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 16.03 grams total, 13-25 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel with Handle
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a flat base and a narrow funicular neck, a round-section handle to the rear. 571 grams, 18.5 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Holy Land Terracotta Footed Bowl
Bronze Age, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With steep walls and a low flaring foot. 653 grams, 19.7 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
