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LOT 0220
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Figures
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (3.68 grams, 28.4 mm).
Frieze depicting two standing profile figures wearing ankle-length robes, their raised hands supporting a crescent with pellets in a vertical column, second pelleted motif to the rear; 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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Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising tanged arrowheads, four with large elongated triangular blades and raised midrib, sharp central groove, one triangular type with barbed shoulders and flat tang, six with barbed shoulders and cylindrical stem with handle for the shaft; two with squared shoulders and rectangular stem with handle for the shaft, one with leafed blade, two with barbed shoulder and flat tang, one with flat blade, one with short triangular head and handle for the shaft, and another with short tang and trilobate blade with raised midrib. 221 grams total, 4.2-13.6 cm
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Some of these arrowheads seem to belong to the type V, subcategory types A, B, C and D according to the classification of Khorasani and Negahban. In the four categories of triangular bronze arrowheads from Luristan, Marlik, and Northern Iran, individuated by Negahban, subtypes C and D of type V are larger arrow or javelin heads, C with barbed shoulders and D with round shoulders. Most of them were cast in moulds. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Birds
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Frieze with starburst motif and two birds with outstretched wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.22 grams, 14.23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Achaemenid Core-Formed Glass Bottle
Circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Narrow tubular body with rounded bottom, narrow shoulder, flared neck; dragged 'feather' ornament to the iridescent surface; mounted on a custom-made stand. 274 grams, 10.5 cm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.