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LOT 1464
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (29.4 grams total, 15.4-24 mm).
Comprising: running zigzag motif; horse and chariot; bird and quadruped in profile; lion leaping on a hero with spear; 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 Single-Handled Flask
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
With wheel-cut frieze of animals to the body, traces of pigment remaining. 33.59 grams, 72 mm
Ex Parisian gallery, France, 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone
Safavid Dynasty, 1501-1722 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Square in plan with finely engraved Nastaliq calligraphic text. 2.75 grams, 20 mm
Private collection, Germany. Anonymous sale, Agora Numismatik, Woerden, Netherlands, 2015, no.333. Private collection, Europe. -
Babylonian Carnelian Frog-Shaped Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Carved in the round with hind legs folded behind the body, pierced at the stomach. 2.33 grams, 19 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.