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LOT 0960
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (11.9 grams, 27 mm).
With frieze depicting a seated figure in fringed robe facing a recumbent bull beside an altar, frond and star in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.062.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 356, for type.
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LOT 0960
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Ghurid Silver Pectoral with Animals
Central Asia, 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Featuring curved sides and bottom, scalloped upper edge; median figure in textured hat flanked by two resting camels on a pounced field; applied loop to each upper corner; some old repairs. 90 grams, 17 cm
London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. with Bonhams, London, Islamic & India Art sale, circa 2015, p.45, lot 55. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202353.
Ghurid Dynasty metalwork is poorly represented when compared to the architecture of the period, and the majority of surviving pieces are items of jewellery mostly in Russian museum collections. The sculptural nature of the decoration of this repoussé sheet sets it apart from the more usual output of Iran at this time, recalling the fine silversmithing of the Sasanian period. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Graduated designer group of agate, crystal, glass and other beads, biconvex, tubular, drop-shaped and other types, the centrepiece a large annular bead. 95 grams, 56 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Matched pair each with a split wire hoop, cell with beaded wire bands, hollow-formed biconvex finial. 3.18 grams, 20.5-21.8 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
