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LOT 1458
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (2.3 grams, 15 mm).
Frieze with standing figures wearing floor-length robes and a kilted figure carrying a wand or mace; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar seals in Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley-Los Angeles, 1984, nos.112-118.
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LOT 1458
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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Acquiredon the London, UK, art market, 1990s onwards. -
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £10
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Believed to have been acquired at Bonhams, circa 2010. Private collection, UK.
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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.
