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LOT 1061
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (7.63 grams, 25 mm).
With facing female figure beneath a bird flanked by a male figure in knee-length tunic and female figure in ankle-length robe. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.059.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 42, for type.
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LOT 1061
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Hero
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Barrel-shaped with frieze depicting a human hero with a sword attacking a leaping deer and a winged harpy crouching, the engraving possibly later. 8.4 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.10. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Cut Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Neck
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The bottle of cylindrical form with a foot, channel to the upper body with shallow rounded rectangular panels above and chevrons below; iridescent surfaces; later silver neck. 22.2 grams, 50 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Free-standing; modelled with a pinched, bird-like head and face with large applied circular eyes, two ornamental collars, stub arms and splayed foot. 43 grams, 14.1 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s. Ex European private collection.
