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LOT 1720
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (15.7 grams total, 15.5-27.3 mm).
Comprising: hero with spear flanked by animals; gryphon fleeing with objects in the field; zigzag on a barred field; starburst and plant motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Engraved Calligraphic Stamp Seal Group
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two chess piece seal matrices, one set with a carnelian intaglio with densely arranged calligraphic inscription, the other with a bronze insert with an inscription; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 10.2 grams total, 24-27 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Figure
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Tongue-shaped in profile with robed figure standing before a dais with idols. 8.73 grams, 26.40 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Stone Stamp Seal
Circa 600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rectangular in section and tongue-shaped in profile with incised quadruped motif. 4.45 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
