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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 Stone Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Tubular haematite seal with incuse scene including a seated figure with a sceptre facing an ox-headed figure, star between, standing figure in flounced skirt to the rear; possibly Hittite workmanship. 2.6 grams, 17 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bull Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Modelled standing with head lowered and mouth open; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 602 grams total, 12.7 cm wide including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung designer necklace with carnelian tubular, spherical, polyhedral and other beads, with a later Indian heart-shaped pendant. 41.5 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
