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LOT 1414
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal Figural Scene
CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C.
1 in. (5.82 grams, 27 mm).
With a frieze depicting a standing figure in a knee-length kilt, one arm extended towards a seated figure with a bent arm and perching bird; supplied with an old collector's record card and a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue note card.
See Van Der Osten, H.H., ‘The Ancient Seals from the Near East in the Metropolitan Museum: Old and Middle Persian Seals’ in The Art Bulletin, vol.13, no.2, New Year, June, 1931, p.223, lett.D, for a seal in a similar figural style.
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LOT 1414
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal Figural Scene
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Bronze Head of a Lioness
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with short muzzle and ears laid flat, incised detailing to the eyes and whiskers; mounted on a custom-made stand. 169 grams total, lion: 25 mm, 93 mm high including stand
Acquired on the American (?) art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Neo-Assyrian Buff Steatite Cylinder Seal with Trees
Circa 900-700 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Light brown cylinder seal with stylised trees and pellets; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.72 grams, 19 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.76. -
Hittite Bronze Standard Finial with Animal
Circa 13th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
With a central bar with a semi-circle on either side, surmounted by a flat platform with a stag with large, elaborate horns, standing behind a doe; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 405 grams, 17 cm (922 grams total, 31 cm including stand)
From a private collection, since 1989. Ex West London, UK collection.
