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LOT 1351
Western Asiatic Grinding Stone Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 3 1/2 in. (502 grams total, 40-91 mm).
Comprising: plano-convex type with old label to underside; 'thumb' type with label to grinding surface; waisted type with inked collector's number. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Dress Pin with Birds Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a silver round-section tapering shank, head formed as a pair of birds with three pierced ribbed triangular sections; bronze with round-section tapering shank, head formed as a pair of opposite facing birds with incised decoration. 6.08 grams, 11.7 cm
Ex property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector. From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Scaraboid with intaglio walking figure to the underside. 3.92 grams, 13 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Bifacial Stamp Seal with Aramaic Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Drum-shaped with suspension loop; obverse with incuse seated figure; reverse with legend in two lines. 34.8 grams, 46 mm
From the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
