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LOT 1475
Western Asiatic Engraved Green Stone Calligraphic Intaglio
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (3.36 grams, 15 mm).
An octagonal intaglio with an inscription on a densely arranged floral field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 1475
Western Asiatic Engraved Green Stone Calligraphic Intaglio
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Neo-Assyrian Banded Calcite Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
8th–7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Cylinder seal mounted on a card backing with wooden edging; plaster impression; old collector's handwritten notes '40. Néo Assyrien 9°-7° siècle Av.J.C. Calcedoine. Thème du maître des animaux saisissant deux bouquetins. Au centre de la ronde des animaux se tient un griffon ailé. Dans le champ, étoile d'Ishtar. Derrière le héros se dresse un lion qui s'apprête à saisir un bouquetin cabré.' (40. Neo-Assyrian. 9th-7th century BC. Theme of the master of animals seizing two ibexes. In the centre of the circle of animals stands a winged gryphon. In the field, the star of Ishtar. Behind the hero appears a lion who prepares to seize a rearing ibex.); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 31 grams total, seal: 24 mm
Antonovitch Gallery, Paris, 1978. Chesnes Gallery, Lyon, 1982. Acquired at Drouot, Paris, 2022. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a broad shallow bowl with carination, supported by a sturdy shank on a conical base. 5.1 kg, 30.2 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Oval intaglio with an inscription on a floral field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.14 grams, 21 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.