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LOT 1098
Western Asiatic Pierced Stone Stamp Seal with Symbols
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 3/8 in. (27 grams, 36 mm).
A polyhedral pyramid with cuboidal suspension black to apex; incised symbols to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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LOT 1098
Western Asiatic Pierced Stone Stamp Seal with Symbols
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Ottoman Silver Ring Pair
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: one with a flat-section hoop with incised decoration to the expanding shoulders, square bezel set with carnelian; one with a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, discoid bezel with inscription. 13.74 grams total, 22-24 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Winged Figure
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With frieze in two registers including a winged figure, procession of goats, facing robed figure and various symbols. 17.5 grams, 40 mm
Ex S collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. -
Proto-Sumerian Seal with Animals
Circa 3000 B.C. or laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Plano-convex stamp seal with design of two crouching quadrupeds placed tête-bêche; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 37.4 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in Europe in 2002. European private collection.
The motifs have been created using a drill, hence the rounded appearance.