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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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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. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel with Lug Handles
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Carved bag-shaped body with two lateral unpierced lug handles at the shoulder, flared rim to the mouth. 984 grams, 12.5 cm
Ex William Ohly, 1883-1955. Ex Abbey Museum, Barnet, by descent. -
Nabataean Red Terracotta 'Eggshell' Bowl
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Conical bowl with low foot, painted band below the rim. 53.5 grams, 89.6 mm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.