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LOT 1285
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Foal and Bird
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (10.16 grams, 30 mm).
Frieze comprising a mare in profile standing with foal suckling beneath. bird perching on a vessel, faravahar winged solar disc above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar Neo-Babylonian seals in Wilson, J.A., Allen, T.G., Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals, with a description of the collection of Mrs William H. Moore, Chicago, 1940, figs.98-99.
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LOT 1285
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Foal and Bird
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Western Asiatic Ornate Gold Bead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Composed of two hemispheres connected with a double filigree band, each hemisphere with four projecting bosses surmounted by granules. 0.44 grams, 8 mm
Ex late Japanese private collection, 1970-2010. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Rings with Calligraphic Gemstones
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Comprising four rings set with carnelian gemstones, each with a densely arranged calligraphic inscription. 38.8 grams total, 25-27 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Two Standing Figures
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Representing a god in short mantle and round cap with upturned brim, holding a mace in his left hand, before him a goddess standing in a horned crown and kaunakes, her hands raised in supplication; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.96 grams, 27 mm
Ex Mr J.K. collection, USA. Acquired from the above, 1997. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12581-232131.
The seals of the First Isin Dynasty were much more varied than those just preceding the Third Dynasty of Ur. Often the chief god - probably Shamash - is standing, and the 'introducing' goddess is facing him, while the worshipper is not pictured. The seals are a mine for the understanding of the old Babylonian costume. The tunic of the female goddess here is made of tufted material that the Greeks called kaunakes, the weave of which imitated the effect of the earlier sheepskin costumes.
