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LOT 1060
Western Asiatic Glass Artefact Collection
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (44.8 grams total, 20-47 mm).
Including two animal heads and a vessel with stopper. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
With broad central piercing, frieze with seated king in a tiered robe facing two robed supplicants, scorpion and goat to the rear. 7.59 grams, 25 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.18. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Lion Amulet
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Carved image of a recumbent lion with socketted eyes, vertical hole for suspension. 7.7 grams, 28 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Fighting Quadrupeds
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With design in two registers separated by a bilinear frame; upper: antelopes fighting an leaf motif; lower: procession of figures and a scorpion. 5.53 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.078. London collection, 2016.
