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LOT 1441
Western Asiatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
LATE 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.54 grams, 25 mm).
Rectangular in plan with pyramidal upper face, incuse bull and cow motif.
ProvenanceAcquired in 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 1441
Western Asiatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Scaraboid with intaglio walking figure to the underside. 3.92 grams, 13 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Very Large Uzbek Bed or Table Cover or curtain
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Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Animals
Circa 1700-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With lions and horned animals between scrolls, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 22 x 13 mm. Main scene: two lions facing, on their haunches, upended quadruped with big ears between them; above and below elegant guilloche. Minor scene: two facing quadrupeds with big ears, bush between, below them a guilloche, below that a prancing horned animal and two fillers. Horizontal rules mark off each part of the design. Syrian, c. 1700-1600 B.C., somewhat worn, but the cutting of hight quality.'; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a pair of red stone beads. 8.98 grams, 22 mm
Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
