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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 Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With seated figure extending one hand holding a cup towards two standing figures in floor-length robes facing him; two columns of cuneiform text to the rear; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.97 grams, 28 mm
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Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An oval intaglio with a calligraphic inscription. 1.27 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
West Central Asian Bronze Piglet-Shaped Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Shaped as a standing piglet with a loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 39 x 24 x 12mm. This has the shape of piglet standing. it has a flat compartmented face, and a slightly convex back on which is mounted a short loop handle. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is covered with incrustation, which could be removed. The metal appears to be in good condition, and this is a fascinating piece.' 15.1 grams, 38 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered R-479, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
