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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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Neo-Babylonian Stone Stamp Seal
Circa 600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rectangular in section and tongue-shaped in profile with incised quadruped motif. 4.45 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Eye Idol Head
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Modelled in the round with two adjacent discs on a stem, ring-and-dot eye detailing. 2.28 grams, 15.85 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bone Pazuzu Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Carved in the round grotesque head with angled snout, triangular eyes, ribbed upper head, frontally-placed ears; possibly Pazuzu. 5.10 grams, 25 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
