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LOT 1401
Western Asiatic Black Stone Scaraboid with Charioteer
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (3.15 grams, 17 mm).
Carved anatomical detailing, the underside with two figures driving a biga. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of large coin-shaped feature beads interspersed with cylindrical beads and metal collars; restrung. 53.8 grams, 38.5 cm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal with Horse
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Carved with an advancing horse with elongated legs, a teardrop-shaped motif above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.48 grams, 32 mm
From the collection of a Hertfordshire, UK, gentleman. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal with Figure and Gryphon
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Frieze depicting a standing robed figure in profile with one hand raised to an orb above a column, advancing gryphon to the other side; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.33 grams, 17.06 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
