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LOT 1438
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animals
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (8.41 grams, 22.64 mm).
Conical in profile with segmented underside, bull-head goat and other motifs; 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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Hittite Red Jasper Stamp Seal with Bird
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Domed seal with transverse piercing, upper face with a floral border and schematic motifs, underside with a standing bird with an inscription(?) below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.8 grams, 24 mm
From an English private collection, 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Western Asiatic Brown Stone Cylinder Seal with Ibexes
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Frieze with addorsed rearing ibexes with crabs and other items; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.90 grams, 15.19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Agate Frog Amulet
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round, crouching on a heater-shaped base. 3.76 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
