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LOT 1199
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Deer and Scorpion
CIRCA 1500-1300 B.C.
7/8 in. (13 grams, 22 mm).
Barrel-shaped with incuse frieze of a leaping deer and a scorpion, pellets in the field; supplied with an old dealer's ticket and a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue note card.
Cf. Eisen, G.A., Ancient oriental cylinder and other seals with a description of the collection of Mrs William H. Moore, Chicago, 1942, no.151, for a similar scene on a round seal.
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LOT 1199
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Deer and Scorpion
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular and coin-shaped beads with a teardrop-shaped pendant, restrung. 30.7 grams, 34.3 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of mainly oblate and tubular beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. 12.5 grams, 30.6 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal Figural Scene
Circa 1400-1300 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a frieze depicting a standing figure in a knee-length kilt, one arm extended towards a seated figure with a bent arm and perching bird; supplied with an old collector's record card and a museum-quality impression. 5.82 grams, 27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue note card.
