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LOT 0235
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal in Gold Mount
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 in. (5.45 grams, 24.7 mm).
Cylindrical hematite seal showing a robed figure standing on a supplicant, and holding a long staff, symbols behind; another scene positioned vertically showing two standing figures holding an idol(?) between them; mounted on a gold loop; 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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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Trans-Jordan Terracotta Jar
Early Bronze Age, 3200-1950 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bulbous body with short neck and everted rim. 115 grams, 81 mm
Acquired from Vanessa Purcell & Company, Manchester, UK, in 1994. From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s. Accompanied by the original sales receipt and certificate of authenticity. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Eye Idol Head
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Modelled in the round with two adjacent discs on a stem, ring-and-dot eye detailing. 2.28 grams, 15.85 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
