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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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Holy Land Terracotta Single-Handled Wine Jug
Middle Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising an ovoid body with a narrow foot and a tubular neck with a trefoil lip, strap handle to the rear. 290 grams, 15.3 cm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring. 396 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Stylus
Late 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a barrel-shaped facetted socket with a rivetted lug to the rear, the body extending to a tapering nib with a sharp point. 17.8 grams, 84 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
