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LOT 1041
Western Asiatic Bifacial Stone Stamp Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3/8 in. (1.68 grams, 11 mm).
With intaglio bovine to one face and canine to the other. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Clothing Pin Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising four pins with conical finials, a looped pin, and a section of a pin with flared finial. 34.5 grams total, 52-80 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Circa 2400-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Black stone with two standing figures each spearing antelope rampant standing on their on their hind legs. 12.5 grams, 26 mm
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Zoomorphic Motifs
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
The frieze depicting a leaping winged ibex followed by a small bird in flight, behind the ibex a seated growling feline, a large fount-topped column before the animals with curving lines on each side, likely depicting the Neo-Assyrian 'sacred tree'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.78 grams, 14 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
