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LOT 0298
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
CIRCA 500-400 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (150 grams, 60 mm).
Squat, 'bag' shaped vessel with flared rim and flat base.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 0298
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: four columns of cuneiform text; scene with a bowman among trees; nude female facing with hands pressed to her chest; row of fleeing ibexes; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 34.4 grams total, 18.1-34.1 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Plano-convex type with incuse geometric motifs to underside. 15.51 grams, 26.35 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Frieze depicting a court scene with a seated figure in profile with one hand raised towards a standing figure wearing a floor-length robe, to the rear a bird with wings spread above a cluster of pelleted roundels; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.36 grams, 17.76 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
