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LOT 0222
Western Asiatic Red Agate Cylinder Seal with Gryphons
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (1.44 grams, 20.8 mm).
Frieze with two rearing gryphons flanking a vertical column, a third crouching gryphon between them; 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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Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Animal
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With segmented body, incuse quadruped to underside. 13.80 grams, 27.01 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Stone Stamp Seal
Circa 600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rectangular in section and tongue-shaped in profile with incised quadruped motif. 4.45 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: hero with spear flanked by animals; gryphon fleeing with objects in the field; zigzag on a barred field; starburst and plant motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 15.7 grams total, 15.5-27.3 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
