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LOT 1327
Western Asiatic Buff Steatite Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
900-700 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (6.69 grams, 28 mm).
Frieze with two opposed standing figures wearing floor-length robes with fringed edges, ovicaprids and other beasts in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a seal with figures in similar style in Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley-Los Angeles, 1984, no.209.
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LOT 1327
Western Asiatic Buff Steatite Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Tabular type with calligraphic Naskh script legend; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.13 grams, 15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Aramaic Terracotta Magical Incantation Bowl
Circa 4th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Flat-based bowl, inscribed in spiral from the bottom inner wall to the rim with Aramaic text. 360 grams, 17.6 cm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sasanian period and have been found in the regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as childbirth, illness and evil spirits. -
Large Western Asiatic Ceramic Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Bulbous body with flattened base, three raised ribs to the trumpet-shaped neck and a small handle to the rear. 1.08 kg, 27 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
