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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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Sassanian Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio
Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Hollow-formed with ellipsoid stepped bezel, granule to one edge for alignment, inset cabochon intaglio of a nude male gripping the edges of an arch. 7.52 grams, 24.20 mm overall, 18.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
Private Swiss collection, acquired 1999. Ex Surena collection, London, UK. Private European collection. -
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Frieze of two bulls and rosettes within beaded borders. 10.2 grams, 31 mm
From a private UK collection formed from 1960. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Stone Animal Amulet Group
3100-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising two chert figures: a bovine with engraved details to the face, legs tucked under the body, series of pecked dots to the base forming geometric patterns, pierced for suspension; a mouse with engraved details to the face, back legs absent, series of pecked dots to the base forming a human figure pattern, pierced through body for suspension. 28.7 grams, 30-39 mm
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. One with an old gallery sticker with inventory number 'ST66'.
