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LOT 0978
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (6.27 grams, 20 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending his hand to a standing figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe and a third holding a sceptre in a fringed robe. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.026.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 92, for type.
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LOT 0978
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Western Asiatic Mottled Pink Stone Jar
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Of squat globular form with broad everted rim and rounded base; series of circular recesses to interior base. 3.47 kg, 17.5 cm wide
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Elamite Silver Horse Harness Pendant Group
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With repoussé motifs composed of conical and domed ornament within pellet borders, tubular suspension loops above. 7.32 grams total, 41-43 mm
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Lamp Stand
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Hollow-formed with openwork bulb to each end and narrow columnar shaft with openwork and calligraphic detailing in low relief; discoid platter with raised rim and pierced lobes, central knotwork motif; tripod base with openwork dome and low-relief scrollwork; repaired. 1.9 kg, 52.5 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
