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LOT 1341
Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.25 grams, 15 mm).
Domed type with incuse legend to the upper face in two lines of Naskh script; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1341
Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal
Circa 700-600 B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Translucent seal with stylised winged figures; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.17 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.75. -
Large Jemdet Nasr Type Cream Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal
Circa 3100-2900 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cylinder seal with two pairs of opposing triangular motifs with a hatched grid in between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 19.09 grams, 38 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.3.
