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LOT 1400
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (1.36 grams, 17.76 mm).
Frieze depicting a court scene with a seated figure in profile with one hand raised towards a standing figure wearing a floor-length robe, to the rear a bird with wings spread above a cluster of pelleted roundels; 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 1400
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Zoomorphic Amuletic Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising three stylised quadrupeds, likely representing lions with incised detailing and pierced through the body. 13.7 grams total, 17-20 mm
From the private collection of Mr S.M., London, Mayfair, acquired 1970s-1990s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an Ancient Art certificate of authenticity. -
Western Asiatic and Other Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: the body of a bow brooch, a kite-shaped mount with a fish, a beast-head mount or finial, a late Roman military belt strap end of 'amphora' type; a stamp seal with an ibex, and others. 76 grams total, 16-52 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Amphora strap ends were common in the late Roman army and have been found in great numbers in Roman Britain. They are so-called because their shape resembles an amphora with handles on either side. In reality, they might represent phallic symbols, in keeping with the widespread use of such imagery in the Roman military. -
Western Asiatic Gold Teardrop Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a hollow-form teardrop-shaped pendant suspended from a chain with a later gold-coloured loop. 0.55 grams, 26 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
