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LOT 1185
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
MAINLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 - 1 5/8 in. (72 grams total, 26-41 mm).
Comprising: a seal matrix with annulets; a looped stamp seal with geometric motifs; a looped stamp seal with a stylised bird; a pendant set with facetted carnelian bead; a tongue-shaped pendant with foliate decoration; a looped mount with discoid terminals. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Unopened Aramaic Lead Scroll with Magical Text
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Tightly coiled sheet lead scroll with incised Aramaic script text to one face; unopened. 131 grams, 58 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. 17 grams, 31 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.04. London collection, 2016. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Painted Jar
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Bulbous in profile with low neck, circumferential painted bands, segmented and scrolled motifs. 2.16 kg, 26.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s. From a UK private collection.