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LOT 1050
Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal Group
1ST-14TH CENTURY A,D.
1 1/8 in. (24.4 grams total, 29 mm each).
Comprising two seal matrices: one with a slender looped shank, intaglio design of a standing stylised bird next to a frond, a smaller bird above; the other with a balustered shank, intaglio design of a standing woman wearing a long robe, remains of inscription(?) in front. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Neo-Assyrian Stone Grotesque Face Pendant
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Opening Bid: £150
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From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Hardstone Cylinder Seal
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
The singe frieze consisting of two standing figures with column-like skirts, rounded torsos and heads, arms and feet simply etched; the figures separated by three round dimples interspersed with star-motifs; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.4 grams, 26 mm
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Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including triangular, tubular, oblate, irregular and other types in glass, lapis lazuli, coral and other materials. 112 grams total, 2-22 mm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
