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LOT 1402
Western Asiatic Grey Banded Lentoid Stamp Seal with Animals
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (8.12 grams, 31.05 mm).
Fusiform in plan and plano-convex in section, frieze of advancing animal to underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1402
Western Asiatic Grey Banded Lentoid Stamp Seal with Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Cappadocian Stone Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
Circa 2000-1900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Frieze including two standing attendants in flounced floor-length robes before a laden table and a seated figure in similar robes, the seated figure drinking from a vessel through a drinking pipe, behind him a stag with a small animal between its legs, a border of pellets above and below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 21.9 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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Neo-Babylonian Black Stone Duck Weight with Cuneiform Inscription
Circa 600-500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine; pierced and inscribed on one flank. 9.30 grams, 27 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Bead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A mixed group including: two barrel-shaped with etched decoration, one seashell-shaped, one mother-of-pearl pendant shaped as a fish, another fish-shaped pendant in stone, and others. 33.39 grams total, 15.89-25.69 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
