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LOT 0229
Western Asiatic Hematite Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
900-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (5.17 grams, 18 mm).
The field divided into two registers by a horizontal guilloche; above, two winged gryphons crouching beside an attendant with a seated figure holding a sceptre; below, opposed crouching lions, an attendant and a perching bird; a full-height figure with a kopesh; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0229
Western Asiatic Hematite Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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Urartu Decorated Bronze Chalice
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Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Hittite Red Jasper Stamp Seal with Bird
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Domed seal with transverse piercing, upper face with a floral border and schematic motifs, underside with a standing bird with an inscription(?) below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.8 grams, 24 mm
From an English private collection, 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.