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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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Western Asiatic Red and White Jasper Scaraboid with Semitic Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Plano-convex in section with longitudinal piercing; underside with incised border and tondo in two registers with five characters. 4.41 grams, 19 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed mainly of oblate beads; restrung. 11.62 grams, 37 cm long
Ex North London collection from the 1980s-1990s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Den of Antiquity certificate of authenticity. -
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Including four miniature amphorae each with a ribbed collar to the neck, and a fifth with sealing wax at the mouth. 130 grams total, 9.2-14.2 cm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
