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LOT 1262
Western Asiatic Stone and Faience Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 5/8 in. (55 grams total, 19-41 mm).
Comprising: a faience cylinder seal with a standing figure and two opposing stags; a black stone cylinder seal with a standing figure; a hematite cylinder seal with worshipping scene; a black stone cylinder seal with contest(?) scene; a green stone cylinder seal with an ibex and two bird figures; a large fragment of a grey stone cylinder seal. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung designer necklace string of ceramic and stone beads of mainly oblate form, central feature a large cylindrical and annular bead; restrung. 27.7 grams, 30 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Urartian Jasper Bovine Seal Amulet
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Carved as a reclining bull with erect head, underside engraved with a winged quadruped. 2.67 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of Dr U.O., Zurich, acquired in the 1950s. with Rhea Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Neo Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight
7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Formed as a duck, with head turned towards the tail. 6.45 grams, 20 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.