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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 Agate Stamp Seal with Animal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Plano-convex with drilled figurative zoomorphic design to the base; drilled for suspension. 9.62 grams, 24 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Free-standing; formed with a pinched face, hair held in a bun at the back of the head, arms folded across the waist, wearing a neck collar and possibly a headdress; splayed foot. 33 grams, 10.1 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s. Ex European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Black Terracotta Ritual Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carinated in form with a rounded shoulder and short everted neck, two hemispherical juglets to the shoulder with pierced bases and strap handles below, one independent loop handle to the shoulder; painted black decoration to the upper body including clusters of vertical lines and vertical bands alternating with zig-zagging. 3.25 kg, 30 cm wide
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
