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LOT 1471
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (25.5 grams total, 23.6-34 mm).
Comprising: court scene with seated figure, supplicant, bird in flight and dog; scene with coiled snake, and linear figure; frieze with stylised insect with hexagonal body; combat scene with two rearing gryphons attacking a bull, human attendant to the rear; 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 Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring. 396 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Schist Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Conical in profile with hollowed interior, opposed fixing holes at the rim. 27.7 grams, 50.34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Triangular Gold Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An arrow-shaped pendant with an integral suspension loop. 0.20 grams, 13 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.