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LOT 0922
Western Asiatic Grey Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.91 grams, 17 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending both arms to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, crescent and three asterisks to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 93, for type.
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LOT 0922
Western Asiatic Grey Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Restrung; composed primarily of polished stone and shell beads of various types, including decoratively ribbed examples. 16.2 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Western Asiatic Calligraphic Bronze Scribe's Case Decorated with Lions
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Rectangular in section, tapering with lotus-shaped domed knop and pierced suspension lug; lateral faces with reserved calligraphic text on a hatched field; upper and lower faces with a frieze of advancing lions and hounds on a dense foliage field; upper face with filler hole and socket for the brush; Khorasan workmanship. 87 grams, 24 cm
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung; composed of beads of various shapes and shades of cream, light blue and grey. 10.1 grams, 24 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.
