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LOT 0942
Western Asiatic Bronze Cylinder Seal Pendant
LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (19.2 grams, 26 mm).
A rare bronze cylinder seal with loop; two registers depicting figures with a wheeled vehicle, domestic animals and other items; possibly from the Bactria-Margiana archaeological complex.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late S.M., thence by descent.
Cf. cylinder seal of similar type of Bronze Age date in the collection of the British Museum, London, under reference 1936,1223.3.
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Palestinian Ware Net-Painted Vessel
Mid 2nd-mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A ceramic vessel with hemispherical lower body and sloping shoulder, short neck and everted rim, painted with hatched triangles or stylised nets and circumferential bands. 182 grams, 98 mm wide
Fine condition.
UK collection, 1980s. Ex Lawrence's provincial auction. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. -
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Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter
Late 6th-early 7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A fragment of a leather document, likely a letter, written in Avestan cursive script; folded. 1.72 grams, 11 cm
Fair condition.
Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery, acquired c.1994. Property of a UK collector. For UK buyers only.
Damage to the centre; seemingly preserves the outer edges of a document written up to the edges of the sheet, was folded over and sealed. The letter comprised nine lines of text, of which significant proportions of the upper and lower three remain, while the middle three are less-well preserved. Beyond the damaged area would once have been a flap. -
Sumerian Jemdet Nasr Period Animal Amulet
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £279
A carved jasper amuletic pendant of a calf with a band and supporting loop to its middle, sockets for insertion of separate eyes. 18.11 grams, 43 mm
Fine condition, loop broken.
Acquired 1980-2000s. Important collection of a London gentleman.
