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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 Stone Amuletic Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Scaraboid with a domed upper face, underside with an advancing bull on a baseline, inscription below. 5.95 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Mitanni Faience Cylinder Seal with Man and Beast
Circa 1400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Cylindrical seal with a standing, robed figure wearing a headdress, before him a standing ibex with curved horns, facing back; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.6 grams, 21 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Silver Amuletic Pendant Pair
1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising two matched pendants, each a silver sleeve with applied collars and a transverse stud, inset polished carnelian bead, S-loop above. 3.58 grams total, 27-28 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Early 1990s London, UK, collection. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
