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LOT 1040
Western Asiatic Bull-Head Black Seal with Hunting Scene
SUSA II, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (41.9 grams, 66 mm).
Carved and polished in the form of a bird (or facing bull's head) with drilled eyes; reverse with incised hunting scene of a central bowman with weapon raised and two gazelles fleeing in opposite directions; with old collector's catalogue slip.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
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LOT 1040
Western Asiatic Bull-Head Black Seal with Hunting Scene
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Anatolian Stone Stamp Seal
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
Triangular in section with three figural scenes: (A) two serpents, opposed; (B) bird with wings spread; (C) regardant quadruped with tail raised; pierced longitudinally; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.3 grams, 24 mm.
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue slip. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Blade
2100-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Leaf-shaped with prominent midrib, cylindrical neck with flared base, square-section tang with expanding turned finial. 142 grams, 25.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The type belongs to the category of tripartite lances with long pointed biconvex blade and single bevelled tang. In this typology the blade, of rhomboidal section, is usually well balanced. The stem, medium or short, is widened at its base and forms a fairly clean stop. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Collection
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £975
Composed of graduated beads of various types of white stone, rock crystal, glass, coral and shell. 15.5 grams total, 2-15 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.
