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LOT 1527
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.72 grams, 13 mm).
Cushion-shaped bead with linear and pellet motifs on one side, pierced. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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Assyrian Gypsum Relief with Head of a Bearded Man
704-681 B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief carving of a profile bust with short straight hair confined by a brow-band, segmented curls forming the beard, furrowed brow, one arm extended; handwritten label to rear 'from the Koyunjik palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh and incised legend 'KOUYUNJIK' and 'A'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 530 grams total, 11.6 cm including stand
Allegedly found in the Koyunjik Palace of Sennacherib. Ex property of a gentleman, UK, acquired in the 1970s. Ex private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, 1988. Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 December 1994, no.235. Art market, New York. Ex private collection, Tokyo, Japan. Private European collection, 2009. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12880-241660. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bovine Amulet
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Modelled in the round, resting and with its head turned to the side, pierced through the body. 15 grams, 40.3 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Pink Jasper Cylinder Seal with Ibexes
Circa 3100-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Carved with a band of stylised running horned quadrupeds; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.7 grams, 18.76 mm
Ex H. Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, collected in the 1980s-1990s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card.
