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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 Stone Cylinder Seal for Nabi-Enlil, son of Ili-zi(?)nni
Circa 1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With two columns of cuneiform text, un-drilled: Nabi-Enlil, son of Ili-zi(?)nni; possibly unfinished. 3.8 grams, 34 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.082. London collection, 2016. -
Bactrian Rock Crystal Snail Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A stylised representation with piercing for suspension. 2.43 grams, 24 mm
Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity. -
Luristan Miniature Bronze Axe Adze
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of a central tubular socket, short adze head with chipped cutting edge and axe head with angled cutting edge. 18.7 grams, 52 mm
From the collection of Alan Hardcastle, circa 2018. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Possibly an ex voto object.