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LOT 1567
Western Asiatic Geometric Cylinder Seal
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (5.22 grams, 39 mm).
Frieze with four concentric circles around a motif comprising a central circle and four radiating arms; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate European collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1567
Western Asiatic Geometric Cylinder Seal
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An oval intaglio with a two-line inscription. 1.54 grams, 17 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Tell Brak Type Clay Eye Idol
Circa 3500-3000 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a squat body and two looped eyes, slightly convex base. 195 grams, 92 mm
Acquired in 1992. From the collection of Nicholas Wright (d.2005); thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Green Stone Amulet with Galloping Animals
700-600 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fusiform in plan and plano-convex in section with incuse design of two ibexes; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.94 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
