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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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Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone and Etched Hebrew Prayer
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a flat-section hoop with fluted shoulders, oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio bearing a three-line inscription referring to the Prophet Ezekiel. 11.17 grams, 28.34 mm overall, 21.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bone Animal Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A stylised figure of a stocky animal with a small head, pierced through the body. 3.27 grams, 22.7 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Ring
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Featuring a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a two-line Kufic inscription reading 'The god who is forever living. Have mercy on those who are dead and who will die'. 6.28 grams, 19.33 mm overall, 15.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
