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LOT 1067
Western Asiatic Brown Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
CIRCA 21ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (11.9 grams, 32 mm).
Frieze depicting two opposed seated figures with arms outstretched and faravahar above, column of later cuneiform text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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LOT 1067
Western Asiatic Brown Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A rectangular sheet-lead panel with columns of lightly incised Aramaic text; the sheet originally rolled tightly. 25.2 grams, 14.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
The item was possibly meant to be a defixio or curse tablet on which the malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or negate it. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Processional Scene
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Rectangular in plan with frieze depicting a seated figure, two bovines in two registers, a facing female and facing male with a cross-headed shaft, two bovines in two registers, a standing figure; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 18.9 grams, 52 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Red Sandstone Fragment Group
Circa 10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Including an S-curved panel with meander design to the edge, and other items. 6.8 kg total, 13.5- 26 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.