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LOT 1433
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.87 grams, 12.13 mm).
Square in plan with chamfered sides and ribbed loop above; incuse motif of an advancing bull. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1433
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Western Asiatic Gold Heart-Shaped Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Hollow-formed pendant with a raised mid-rib and edge on both sides. 0.56 grams, 13 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal Group
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each with a lightly incised geometric motif. 19.27 grams total, 16.02-20.47 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Socketted Axehead
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a tubular socket and a slender triangular blade. 320 grams, 11.7 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Similar axe is represented in hands of Akkadian warriors on the Stele of Victory of Naram-Sim, at the Louvre, dated at 23rd century B.C. It was a typology used by Sumerian and Akkadian warriors.
