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LOT 1706
Western Asiatic Engraved Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (7.17 grams, 28 mm).
Rectangular type with intaglio profile beast with its head turned, within an arch; 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 1706
Western Asiatic Engraved Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Mayfair gallery, early 1990s. Ex North American gentleman collection. -
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bust
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment of a fertility figure with applied breasts, hair, mouth and eyes; nose absent. 33.9 grams, 58 mm
Acquired from John L. Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1991. Accompanied by the original receipt dated 28 September 1991.
