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LOT 1203
Western Asiatic Bronze Adze-Axe
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (621 grams, 16.5 cm).
The cylindrical socket displaying three raised dot-in-ring motifs running vertically to both faces, crescentic adze-head to one side, axehead to the other with channel to upper face and slightly flared blade.
ProvenanceEx-Architect Moshe Kaufman collection, Tel Aviv.
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LOT 1203
Western Asiatic Bronze Adze-Axe
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Achaemenid Bronze Phiale with Boss
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Opening Bid: £350
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West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Human Figure
23rd-19th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Openwork discoid seal with anthropomorphic motif; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 57x59x17 mm. This is round, with flat compartmented and open-work face. The back has a stout suspension loop. The design on the face is of a standing creature -- human with bird's head -- and filling shapes. This comes from West Central Asia and dates to c. 2300-1900 B.C. It is a rare design and the seal is in fair condition: some of the edge of the plain outer band is lost.' 53 grams, 58 mm
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Cappadocian Stone Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
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