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LOT 1160
Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (17 grams, 31 mm).
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.04.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 98, for type.
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LOT 1160
Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet Pair
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two penannular bracelets with ribbed bodies expanding at the centre. 40.2 grams total, 55 mm each
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Amlash Bronze Openwork Pendant Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising three openwork pendants with central cross motifs, applied pellets throughout. 61.2 grams total, 48-51 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
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Bactrian Gold Wire Necklace with Pendant
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Tightly-coiled wire band with graduated profile, domed disc closure with repoussé central boss and pellets to the rim, pendant formed as a rectangular frame enclosing two fusiform banded agate and another fusiform bead, barrel-shaped gold collars and coiled wire finials. 37.20 grams, 66 cm
with Ancient and Islamic Art Ltd, 1993. Private European collection, early 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12426-218224.
