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LOT 1308
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (9.95 grams, 19 mm).
With a tongue-shaped handle placed perpendicular to the oval body; separately made intaglio with geometric motifs.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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LOT 1308
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Syro-Hittite Silver Standing Stag
12th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
Modelled in the round standing with head raised, recurved horns or antlers, slender muzzle with mouth detailing, incised ring-and-dot motif to shoulders and hips; mounted on a custom-made stand. 69.2 grams total, 80 mm high including stand
London art market, 1978. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12263-220844.
Stylistically, the item shares features with the Hattian stag figurine found in the royal tombs in Alacahöyük (now in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Turkey) and dating from the period 2100-2000 B.C. The use of ring-and-dot embellishments to the flanks is suggestive of some cultural continuity. The animal depicted is probably an ibex rather than a European stag. However, a date of manufacture in the period after the fall of the Hittite Empire in the 12th century B.C. seems more probable. -
Elamite Recumbent Bull Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Carved in the round with D-shaped body, head reversed with open mouth and domed eye, pierced at the chest. 38 grams, 50 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With incised braided design forming diamond-shape hatching. 10.9 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.055. London collection, 2016.
