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LOT 0977
Western Asiatic Pink Marble Cylinder Seal with Antelopes
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (14.4 grams, 19 mm).
With frieze of running quadrupeds in a landscape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, items 12, 13, for type.
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LOT 0977
Western Asiatic Pink Marble Cylinder Seal with Antelopes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Opening Bid: £3,500
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Western Asiatic Gold Bull-Headed Pendants
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Opening Bid: £2,500
Matched pair of hollow-formed gold pendants, each a bull's head modelled in the round with rosette to the rear and hoop. 5.39 grams total, 23-24 mm
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Western Asiatic Bronze Leaping Horned and Winged Lion
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
With small wings and curved horns; possibly Kushan. 160 grams, 11.8 cm
Fair condition, one wing chipped.
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family.
