Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0297
Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
3300-3000 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (38.9 grams, 61 mm).
Rectangular in plan and triangular in section with median hole, flat face with incuse frieze of ibexes.
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0297
Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Scorpion
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With incuse frieze including a frond, scorpion and other images; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.37 grams, 17.87 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.) This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Pendants
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Restrung necklace of biconvex carnelian, limestone and other beads with large sheet-silver repoussé octofoil pendant and two smaller repoussé plaques with vase-and-buds motif. 36.3 grams, 49 cm long
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £247
Restrung on a cotton thread, composed mainly of cylindrical, biconical and tabular beads. 62.9 grams, 36 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
