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LOT 1331
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Deity and Beasts
CIRCA 1500 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.65 grams, 20 mm).
Showing a crescent moon and a standing beast, unusual filler motifs including a snake, an altar and a seated deity with a fringed skirt; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.50.
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LOT 1331
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Deity and Beasts
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal Figural Scene
Circa 1400-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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. -
Achaemenid Gold Ring with Agate Bull Figure
Circa 500 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Comprising a round-section swivel ring set with a carved bull depicted recumbent with its head turned to the right. 4.71 grams, 27.98 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12939-245988. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Zebu and Palm
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Biconical vessel with a narrow foot, painted zebu before a small tree on one side and the other side with a large palm tree. 376 grams, 13.5 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
