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LOT 1858
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 - 7/8 in. (4.8 grams total, 8-22 mm).
Including standing anthropomorph, perching bird, zebu and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1858
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Griffins
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With frieze depicting a pair of griffins in profile with human heads, long wings, one with scorpion and one with fish tail; star and crescent moon to the top. 7.27 grams, 28 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Sasanian Stamp Seal with Crescent Moon within Wreath
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Haematite domed seal with domed top, four flat sides, incuse crescent moon and wreath to underside. 28.1 grams total, 23-29 mm
From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA. From a private collection acquired in 2006. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bull
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with pinched limbs and dorsal ridge; applied pellet eyes; with old collector's record card. 41.2 grams, 69 mm
Acquired from John L.Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an old original handwritten information card.
