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LOT 1326
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 1/8 in. (9.97 grams, 28 mm).
With seated figure extending one hand holding a cup towards two standing figures in floor-length robes facing him; two columns of cuneiform text to the rear; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a seal with figures in similar style in Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley-Los Angeles, 1984, no.696.
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LOT 1326
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: frieze with linear geometric figures, two columns of cuneiform text; drilled images of scorpions and other zoomorphs; leaping ibexes in profile and vertical fish; nude figure with arms behind his back standing between serpents, confronting a robed figure with knife beneath a star; fragment with kneeling figure in profile holding a spear; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.13 grams total, 11-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Deer and Scorpion
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Barrel-shaped with incuse frieze of a leaping deer and a scorpion, pellets in the field; supplied with an old dealer's ticket and a museum-quality impression. 13 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue note card. -
Western Asiatic Hardstone Scaraboid Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Domed body with incised circumferential band above the rim, underside with a stylised quadruped and star-like motifs. 5.17 grams, 20 mm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
