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LOT 0237
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Master of Animals
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (2.43 grams, 24.2 mm).
With frieze depicting a profile figure standing on a hatched block, one hand extended above the neck of a rearing horse, the other relaxed holding a leash extending to a standing dog(?); gryphon above, foal beneath the horse, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0237
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Master of Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Horseman
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cushion-shaped and pierced through the centre, with a horseman motif. 2.89 grams, 14 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Portrait Gemstone Seal
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Ellipsoidal in plan and plano-convex in section with tondo, incuse profile bust with brow band; chipped. 3.48 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Black Stone Four-Sided Seal with Heads and Animals
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Rectangular in section with incuse design to each face: running feline; crouching figure with arms spread; rearing quadruped; advancing figure in tall headdress; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.66 grams, 18.16 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card.
