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LOT 1657
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Griffins
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (7.27 grams, 28 mm).
With frieze depicting a pair of griffins in profile with human heads, long wings, one with scorpion and one with fish tail; star and crescent moon to the top.
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
LiteratureSee The Walters Art Museum, accession numbers 42.444 and 42.735 for the griffin type.
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LOT 1657
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Griffins
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Zoomorphic Figure
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Opening Bid: £5
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