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LOT 0228
Western Asiatic Orange Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (5.33 grams, 24.2 mm).
Frieze of a hunting scene with an advancing figure with a tall headdress trampling a running gryphon and drawing a bow and arrow towards a fleeing gryphon with its head turned towards him; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0228
Western Asiatic Orange Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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An Exceptional Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead with Gold Caps
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Discoid in plan and pierced transversely with D-shaped gold caps to each end; mounted on a custom-made stand. 88 grams total, 84 mm wide including stand
Private collection, acquired on the UK art market, 2000. Private collection, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12877-241681. -
Mesopotamian Clay Bulla with Clay Tokens
Uruk, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Spherical, undecorated bulla envelope containing clay tokens. 74 grams, 50 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing slip.
Small globular and hollow clay balls are defined as 'bulla'. They are also known as ‘bulla-envelopes', some of which are plain and some displaying epigraphic, zoomorphic and/or figural decoration, impressed by either cylinder or stamp seals. Bullae first emerged in Mesopotamia, and their earliest occurrence can be traced to circa 8000 B.C. Most known decorated bullae come from the Uruk area and offer an insight into its culture. -
Sasanian Polished Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Shallow body with gently sloping walls. 223 grams, 16.6 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
