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LOT 1503
Western Asiatic Faience Cylinder Seal with Fish
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.3 grams, 20 mm).
Cylindrical with three pairs of fish and stylised animal heads(?) above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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Large Anatolian Steatite Seal with Carved Bird
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Opening Bid: £100
Plano-convex in profile with a lightly inscribed antique legend to domed face (including Arabic name and numeral '1298'); underside with reserved figure of a bird with wings spread. 28.7 grams, 36.5 mm
With Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1980s. Acquired from Artemis Gallery, November 1992. European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Horseman
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cushion-shaped and pierced through the centre, with a horseman motif. 2.89 grams, 14 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Large Bactrian Black Chlorite 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
D-shaped in profile with a round-section loop and incuse sockets to accept inlay in contrasting colours (mostly absent); obverse with a reserved scene of two opposed human-headed scorpions with ribbed detailing advancing below two smaller scorpions placed perpendicular to them; reverse with a median eagle with wings extended and feather detailing, flanked by rearing serpents and other animals. 3.81 kg, 26.2 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13285-253383.
