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LOT 1548
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Bronze Cap
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (5.89 grams, 35 mm).
Frieze depicting leaping ibex and other animals; domed bronze cap at the upper edge with suspension lug; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1548
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Bronze Cap
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £200
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Western Asiatic Engraved Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Plaque with God in Chariot Drawn by Lions
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular in plan with raised and moulded design: facing bearded figure with headdress and weapons gripped in his hands on his chest, joined at his waist to a three-tier band of pellets, and flanked by undulating flames; beneath the band a smaller facing bust above a line of four figures on a dais; mounted on a custom-made stand. 655 grams total, 15.6 cm high including stand
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
