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LOT 1215
Western Asiatic Double-Sided Hematite Weight
ANATOLIA, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (24.1 grams, 21 mm).
Conical body with the larger end featuring a standing deer before a small tree, the other end with linear motifs, possibly an inscription.
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
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LOT 1215
Western Asiatic Double-Sided Hematite Weight
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a grey steatite seal with a geometric pattern; a concave grey steatite seal with a linear pattern; a black steatite seal with a zig-zag motif; a steatite seal with a man wearing a Syrian fur-trimmed skirt, a figure in a fringed skirt, partition, a frontal nude woman, partition, a figure in a skirt and a tree; a dark grey granite seal with three dashed figures; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 15.3 grams total, 12-19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.6, 7, 19, 42, 68. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel with Handle
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Ovoid body with flat base and narrow neck, a round-section handle to the rear. 360 grams, 22.5 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal
Circa 700-600 B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent seal with stylised winged figures; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.17 grams, 20 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.75.
