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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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Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
Late 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A waisted cylindrical marble stamp seal bearing a worship scene composed of a procession of robed human figures advancing left, towards a seated figure; pierced vertically for suspension. 34.6 grams, 36 mm
Fine condition.
Private family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Painted Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An unglazed ceramic jar with rounded body, carinated shoulder and flared rim; red painted bands below the shoulder and medial white band with running wave pattern. 311 grams, 10.5 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Ring with Animals
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A copper-alloy finger ring with roughly rectangular-section hoop expanding at the shoulders and bezel, engraved with a central stylised tree flanked by bounding quadrupeds. 22.52 grams, 23.65 mm overall, 16.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
