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LOT 1925
Western Asiatic Black Stone Four-Sided Stamp Seal with Geometric Designs
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (6.72 grams, 22 mm).
Rectangular in plan and in section with high-relief reserved design to each long face: ladder, concentric triangles, opposed bows, whisk (or flower). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1925
Western Asiatic Black Stone Four-Sided Stamp Seal with Geometric Designs
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Spherical Gold Bead
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a central sphere with a raised circumferential collar and a collar at each end composed of small spheres. 0.79 grams, 8 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Deep Round Bowl
Iron Age, circa 6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With rounded underside and slight flare at the rim; cracked. 1 kg, 22.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Cylinder Seal with Animals
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Squat drum-shaped seal with panel of linear geometric ornament, frieze of two stylised ibexes. 22.7 grams, 26.8 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
