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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Multi-Facetted Seal with King and Animals
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (9.12 grams, 28 mm).
Square in section and tapering in profile with stepped top and holes to accept a cord, intaglio motifs to sides and base: tree flanked by pellets, hatched base; robed figure supporting a hatched disc beside an altar; robed figure supporting a hatched panel beneath a crescent, beside an altar; robed figure supporting a rod or sceptre above an altar; base with a hatched fish.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Multi-Facetted Seal with King and Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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South Arabian Bronze Camel Rider Statuette
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Modelled in the round, the rider perched on the camel's single hump, holding the reins in his left hand, right arm raised. 17.5 grams, 49 mm long
Acquired in the 1980s. From a French collection. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Vessel with Lions
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With frieze of crouching lions in profile, each with sockets to the flanks to accept coloured inserts (absent); chipped rim repaired. 273 grams, 85 mm
with Surena Gallery, 1999. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 20th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12405-226712. -
Western Asiatic Silver Inlay Pair with Human Heads and Animals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Comprising two matched inlays, each with a pair of facing heads, zoomorphic motifs below. 2.6 grams total, 16 mm each
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
