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LOT 1688
Western Asiatic Dark Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (1.38 grams, 17.25 mm).
Frieze with two standing robed figures supporting a horizontal bar and grasping a vertical column, between them animals and other objects; 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 1688
Western Asiatic Dark Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone
Safavid Dynasty, 1501-1722 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Square in plan with finely engraved Nastaliq calligraphic text. 2.75 grams, 20 mm
Private collection, Germany. Anonymous sale, Agora Numismatik, Woerden, Netherlands, 2015, no.333. Private collection, Europe. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel with Lion-Head with Glass Eyes
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £220
With biconical profile and flared foot, cable-twist strap handle, applied raised band to the shoulder and neck; discoid feline head with filler hole and spout, inset turquoise-coloured scaphoid eyes. 739 grams, 19.7 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Large Kassite Chalcedony Cylinder Seal for the God Samnuha from Samsanu
16th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Pierced longitudinally, incised with four columns of cuneiform script in a rectangular frame with one character outside, translating to: 'To the god Samnuha, great lord, Samsanu, sha reshi-official, for the life of [the king] Samnuha-shar-ilani, his Lord, he made and gave (this seal)'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 22.66 grams, 46 mm
Private collection, acquired before 1993; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13214-249317.
Several styles of seal-carving are known from the Kassite period. Kassite period artists often drew upon the rich historical traditions of Mesopotamia. In this case, the long-dead Sumerian language and archaic signs were used to write the inscription.
