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LOT 1456
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Gryphons and Ibexes
1450-1300 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.08 grams, 12 mm).
Frieze depicting two opposed winged gryphons and an ibex beneath a winged solar disc; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar seal in Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley-Los Angeles, 1984, no.628.
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LOT 1456
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Gryphons and Ibexes
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £56
With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring. 396 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Large Bactrian Pierced Stone Seal
2700-1400 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Domed body with deeply engraved underside with abstract motifs, drilled for suspension. 22.1 grams, 37 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a black stone stamp seal with integral loop and hatched decoration on the underside; a fragment of a white stone seal showing the frontal part of an advancing ibex; a grey stone bead formed as a stylised bird; a red and light-green rectangular amulet pierced through the upper edge. 11.98 grams total, 15-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
