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LOT 1408
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Standing Figure
CIRCA 1500 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.63 grams, 14 mm).
Slender seal with a standing male figure holding a staff, flanked by five trees; 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.52.
Cf. similar seal in Weber, O., Der Alte Orient, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.161.
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LOT 1408
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Standing Figure
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Orange Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Figure
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Amlash Terracotta Net-Painted Handled Vase
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Piriform body and a funicular neck, two pierced lug handles above the shoulder, a circumferential band of dense net decoration on the body, and the shoulder decorated with a band of concentric triangles. 584 grams, 22 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Bedouin Ring with Birds on Shoulders
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
White metal ring with the shoulders formed as birds with spread wings, conical bezel set with a carnelian cabochon engraved with a scorpion. 10.16 grams, 32.39 mm overall, 18.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex English collection of Mr A.H.D. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
