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LOT 1020
Western Asiatic Bronze Gryphon Statuette
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (215 grams, 12.5 cm).
With beaked face, curled mane to the arched neck, slender body with small wings to the shoulders and extended hind legs with tail between.
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure receiving an offering from a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, column of cuneiform text to the rear: En-Nanna, [son of ] ... is your servant. 8.24 grams, 33 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.065. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Bead Bracelet String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Restrung; composed of graduated and polished beads of mainly spherical and oval types and mainly carnelian. 15.2 grams, 24 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Babylonian Glass Stamp Seal with Man and Lion
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Of translucent blue glass with iridescent surfaces; pierced for suspension. 2.4 grams, 16 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
