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LOT 1336
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (16.03 grams total, 13-25 mm).
Comprising: a white stone cylinder seal with lozenges and 'eye' motifs; a brown stone cylinder seal with a standing robed figure and a standing quadruped; a small cream cylinder with three deeply carved motifs; a black stone fragment showing the body of a seated figure; a black stone cylinder seal fragment showing a winged genie and two smaller standing figures; supplied with museum-quality impressions. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a seal with similar pattern in Weber, O., Altorientalische Siegelbilder, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.586.
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Western Asiatic Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Graduated group of cream-coloured beads; restrung. 21 grams, 37.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
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Large Hebrew Leather Scroll
20th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
A rectangular suede leather manuscript made up from panels sewn along one edge into a long rectangle; sixteen blocks of regular Hebrew script, part of a Torah scroll, including the book of Leviticus. 577 grams, 63.5 x 247 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Assyrian Stone Bust of the Demon Humbaba
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Carved in the round bust with heavily hatched brow and cheeks, D-shaped eyes, snubbed feline nose, ellipsoid mouth gaping with teeth exposed, segmented panel to chest. 47 grams, 37 mm
European art market, 1997. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12596-232196.
