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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)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Jemdet Nasr Type Cream Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal
Circa 3100-2900 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cylinder seal with two pairs of opposing triangular motifs with a hatched grid in between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 19.09 grams, 38 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.3. -
Ottoman Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
D-section hoop with a raised boss at the base, foliate decoration on the shoulders, and a tall oval bezel with a calligraphic inscription. 12.78 grams, 26.88 mm overall, 18.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a white stone cylinder seal with lozenges and 'eye' motifs; a brown stone cylinder seal with a standing robed figure and a standing quadruped; a small cream cylinder with three deeply carved motifs; a black stone fragment showing the body of a seated figure; a black stone cylinder seal fragment showing a winged genie and two smaller standing figures; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 16.03 grams total, 13-25 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
