Loading, please wait...
LOT 1214
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
750-650 B.C.
3/8 in. (1.36 grams, 10 mm).
Frieze depicting a kneeling figure in segmented kilt facing a figure with one arm raised standing back-to-back with a similar figure in a flounced knee-length garment; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar seal in Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley-Los Angeles, 1984, no.162.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1214
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
-
Ottoman Period Engraved Silver Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 16th-early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A circular mount with an X-motif on the reverse, the obverse with a three-line inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.78 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Neo-Assyrian Brown Steatite Cylinder Seal with a Dog
Circa 900-700 B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
The lower half of a cylinder seal showing the bottom part of two Syrian dresses and a sitting dog, a tree and two stars; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.38 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.78. -
Golden Horde Gilt Bronze Fastening Element
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Pentagonal in plan with scooped ogival upper edge, shallow sides and slider-bar to reverse; high-relief decorative motifs of rosette and radiating stems and leaves. 18.25 grams, 43 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
