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LOT 1382
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Stamp Seal
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/ 8 in. (9.04 grams, 34 mm).
Compartmented seal shaped as a horned quadruped with a square body and curving horns, a loop on the reverse.
ProvenanceEx the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, acquired 1970-2000s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1382
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Stamp Seal
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a brown serpentine seal with a geometric pattern; a cream serpentine seal with a geometric pattern; a black steatite seal with a figure in a fringed dress with the hood over the head, a small table and two corn-ears as a divider; a blue glass seal with a standing figure and a rearing quadruped; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 27.1 grams total, 22-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.4, 5, 28, and one handwritten. -
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal of a Bird
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Openwork disc with segmented detailing, mounted in a wooden frame. 298 grams total, seal: 58.6 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a dark grey steatite seal with two standing creatures with two smaller creatures above them; a hematite seal with a Syrian man wearing a short skirt, a man with curly hair holding a staff, an adorant in a Syrian skirt and a man wearing a pleated skirt; a light grey quartz seal with a figure with outstretched arms riding a beast; a steatite seal with vertical registers; a steatite seal with a seated figure and standing attendants; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 16.57 grams total, 12-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.29,39,59,70, and one handwritten note.
