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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)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a limestone seal showing lions and bulls in combat; a hematite seal with a seated deity with an axe, and a standing adorant; a hematite seal with two adorants before a scorpion, another scorpion and another small animal, sun and moon crescent; a black steatite seal with two standing figures and a jumping beast; a chalcedony seal with a man to the right, evil eye, bird and a mountain or a skirt; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 45.28 grams total, 18-29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.27, 31, 34, 43, 79. -
Syrian or Turkish Copper Ewer with Calligraphic Inscription
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising a bulbous body with basal ring, tubular body with flared upper end, deeply curved spout with hinged cover, strap handle attached at the shoulder, hinged lid with knop handle; stamped and incised bands of guilloche, ropework, tendrils and other motifs. 621 grams, 21 cm
with Roseberys, 22 October 2020, no.204. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Seljuk period, 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of two lines of Naskh text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.44 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
