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LOT 0238
Western Asiatic Pink Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.44 grams, 19.5 mm).
Frieze comprising a standing figure with wings spread above two ring-and-dot motifs, altar with bowl on a stem, facing nude figure with arms bent, second figure with floor-length robe; 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 0238
Western Asiatic Pink Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Neo-Babylonian Stone Duck Weight with Loop
Circa 700-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine; pierced and set with a bronze suspension loop. 153 grams, 68 mm
Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in 1994; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed mainly of oblate beads; restrung. 11.62 grams, 37 cm long
Ex North London collection from the 1980s-1990s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Den of Antiquity certificate of authenticity. -
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of mixed beads, including a drop-shaped pendant, restrung. 27.9 grams, 33 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.