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LOT 1767
Western Asiatic Artefact Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 2 in. (25.1 grams total, 12-52 mm).
Including a turned bone finger ring, carved bone doll's head, glass dangle with 'OCXO' legend on the underside and other items. [7]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1767
Western Asiatic Artefact Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Master of Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
With frieze depicting a profile figure standing on a hatched block, one hand extended above the neck of a rearing horse, the other relaxed holding a leash extending to a standing dog(?); gryphon above, foal beneath the horse, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.43 grams, 24.2 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: profile gryphons flanking a scorpion; stylised linear design; combat scene with two figures tackling a rearing lion; ibexes running amid hatched foliage; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 22.7 grams total, 15.7-26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Achaemenid Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of graduated beads, the central feature comprising a tubular bead with chevron decoration and a large doughnut-shaped bead, restrung. 12.18 grams, 36.6 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.