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LOT 1721
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Sea Creatures
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (0.78 grams, 17.52 mm).
Frieze with horizontal line of chevrons above an aquatic scene with fish and a crab, 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 1721
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Sea Creatures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Oval intaglio with an inscription on a floral field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.14 grams, 21 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Cloak Pin
Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a tapering round-section pin with a balustered finial. 31.3 grams, 12.1 cm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Zoomorphic Terracotta Rhyton
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
With a flaring neck and zoomorphic spout, possibly a horse's head with a circular opening in its chest. 670 grams, 18 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.281z11 from Oxford Authentication, 16 June 1981.
