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LOT 0874
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (4.1 grams, 21 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure in tiered garment facing a standing figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind with arms crossed at the chest, blank space to the rear to accept text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; ; collection no.067.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 115, for type.
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LOT 0874
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Western Asiatic Silver Staff Terminal with Interlaced Dragons
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 445 grams total, 20 cm including stand
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11966-210624. -
Western Asiatic Grey Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending both arms to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, crescent and three asterisks to the rear. 2.91 grams, 17 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad bulbous body with rounded underside, trumpet-shaped neck with carinated chamfered rim, strap handle, curved spout with supporting strap, decorated as beast-head with applied pellet eyes; circumferential painted ornament including figural and animal panel, bird motif and various coloured bands; repaired. 2.4 kg, 26.5 cm
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Ex private collection.
