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LOT 1631
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Horse and Rider
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (2.66 grams, 13 mm).
Plano-convex type with transverse piercing; incised horse-and-rider motif; 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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LOT 1631
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Horse and Rider
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Old Akkadian Terracotta Round Cuneiform Tablet Recording Amounts of Grain
Circa 2340-2200 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Biconvex in section and sicoid in plan with incised grid, cuneiform text and impressed points. 8.34 grams, 27 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
South Arabian Bronze Bowl Featuring a Hunting Scene and Inscription
Southwestern Arabia, Kingdom of Ma’in, circa 3rd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £5,500 - 7,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,750
Broad and squat with impressed guilloche below the inner rim, repoussé frieze with fleeing ibex attacked by a gryphon and kneeling archer to the rear; central rosette; seven incised characters to inner face and four to outer face. 277 grams, 15.5 cm
Saleh family collection, Germany, formed prior to 1972. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12809-241324.
The presence of decorated bronze bowls during the later Pre-Islamic period, mainly in the territories of the modern Emirates, is well documented. Many decorated bowls and bowl fragments were discovered at Mleiha; one or more possible fragments were found at ed-Dur, and a single bowl comes from a Pre-Islamic period C tomb in Dibba. They are also similar to the so-called Phoenician - or, more correctly, Levantine - bowls produced in the 9th-early 7th century B.C. They combine local Levantine elements with imagery borrowed from Mesopotamia and Egypt, and local Arabian themes, such as camel and horse riding, often composed in radial zones. -
Sumerian Stone Animal Amulet Group
Circa 2500-2000 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a perching bird and a lion with gaping mouth. 5 grams total, 19-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
