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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 Artefact Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of bone, stone and ceramic objects: a fragmentary alabastron; a lion head stamp; a possible amulet of axehead form showing carved detailing; bone implement; the lower half of a carved bone figure, and other items. 449 grams total, 3.9-12.5 cm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
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 and Other Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Composed of stone and glass beads in a variety of sizes, shapes and colours, some from Asia, North and West Africa, with some glass Venetian chevrons and millefiori trade beads. 69.5 grams total, 1-23 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
