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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 Stone Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising larger facetted beads and small tubular beads. 15.99 grams total, 1.94-14.93 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Four-lobed body formed from sheet-gold with a comma-shaped finial, suspension loop above. 0.15 grams, 14 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet Section
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Fragment of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text to the outer surface. 51.8 grams, 50 mm
From an old English collection formed before 1990. Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, Dorset. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.