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LOT 0220
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Winged Figure
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (8.37 grams, 30 mm).
Frieze depicting a standing winged figure in profile facing a column with disc above and radiating beams; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a seal with figures in similar style in Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley-Los Angeles, 1984, no.685.
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LOT 0220
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Winged Figure
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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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. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.59. -
Western Asiatic Pommel Cap with Floral Design
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in marble or bone with broad domed upper face, barrel-shaped shank with a horizontal incised band, pieced laterally and with hollow underside to the shank; upper face with low-relief hexafoil design. 7.65 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Luristan Stag Statuette
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
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