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LOT 1482
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal with Figure and Gryphon
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.33 grams, 17.06 mm).
Frieze depicting a standing robed figure in profile with one hand raised to an orb above a column, advancing gryphon to the other side; 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 1482
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal with Figure and Gryphon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Cross
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Circular stamp seal with segmented face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Silver 45 x 45 x 19 mm. This is round with notched outer edge, flat face and flat back on which is mounted a handle of inverted U-shape. The design is compartmented and consists of kind of four-armed cross with four small circles at its centre and more (drilled) circles along the arms, which diminish in width toward the edges. This comes from West Central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is heavy and generally in good condition. The incrustation on the surface could be removed.' 67.1 grams, 45.5 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor W.G. Lambert with reference no.W.861. -
Hittite Red Jasper Stamp Seal with Bird
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Domed seal with transverse piercing, upper face with a floral border and schematic motifs, underside with a standing bird with an inscription(?) below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.8 grams, 24 mm
From an English private collection, 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Western Asiatic Sun-Ray Gold Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Formed of sheet-gold with a serrated edge and integral suspension loop. 0.09 grams, 9 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
