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LOT 0898
Western Asiatic Jasper Cylinder Seal with Seated Figures
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (13.6 grams, 22 mm).
Cotton-reel type with drilled frieze of serpents, seated figures and other items. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.070.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 694, for type.
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LOT 0898
Western Asiatic Jasper Cylinder Seal with Seated Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Western Asiatic Stone Beads with Engraved Animals
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Two roughly spherical beads carved from a milky stone, both possibly engraved later a frieze of animal and mythical figures, together with a single, apparently human, figure. 22.1 grams total, 20-22 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
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Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid with Animal and Aramaic Inscription
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With plain domed upper face, incuse design to the underside of a horse's head and four Aramaic characters. 1.59 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent. -
Parthian Faience Offering Bowl
Circa 3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Formed as two stylised quadrupeds standing side-by-side, carrying a shallow offering dish on their backs; decorated in a blue glaze. 648 grams, 13 cm high
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
