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LOT 1280
Western Asiatic Faience and Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 in. (11.94 grams total, 20-27 mm).
Comprising: a cylinder seal showing an advancing Lamassu facing a robed figure with a drawn bow; a cylinder seal with winged beasts; a cylinder seal showing a winged beast facing back and Lamassu; a fragment of a stone cylinder seal showing a standing figure; supplied with museum-quality impressions. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar cylinder in Niederreiter, Z., Catalogue of the cylinder seals in the Royal Museums of Art and History, I, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods (circa 1000-500 B.C.), Budapest, 2020, no.5.
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LOT 1280
Western Asiatic Faience and Stone Cylinder Seal Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Graduated group of glass, stone and shell beads with four larger feature beads at the centre; restrung. 47.1 grams, 45.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
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Very Large Bactrian Copper Armband with Animal-Headed Terminals
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Penannular armband with shallow D-section hoop and terminals formed as stylised ram-heads, each with exaggerated coiled horns, circular eyes set with cream-coloured beads and shallow semi-circular muzzles; transverse bands of geometric motifs along the neck. 616 grams, 10.4 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK.
The bracelet is a product of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex ('BMAC', also developed from the 'Oxus Civilisation'), which was the dominant culture in the 3rd and 2nd millennium (often dated to c. 2250-1700 B.C.) in that area, corresponding roughly to modern Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The members of the group practised animal husbandry and a limited form of agriculture, with wheeled carts from the 4th millennium B.C. Its craftsmen were proficient at working metals and alloys, including bronze, copper, silver, and gold. Fortified sites with multiple walls are another notable BMAC development. -
Bactrian Terracotta Vessel Stand
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
With flange rim, flared base, stem with collars, and some painted decoration to the rim and neck. 1.67 kg, 21.5 cm high
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
