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LOT 1369
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (21 grams total, 14-24 mm).
Comprising: a steatite seal with three figures to the right offering to a deity on a throne, filler motifs including a sun disc; a light green soapstone with a stylised eagle or a winged sun disc; a red jasper seal with four people in varied clothing; a steatite seal with two gazelles back to back, and a tree as a filler motif; a hematite seal with a stag looking back, fish and other motifs; supplied with museum-quality impressions. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.33, 35, 40, 66 & 77.
Cf. a seal with similar figures in Buchanan, B., Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection, New Yale and London, 1981, no.1266.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising: a dark grey steatite seal with two standing creatures with two smaller creatures above them; a hematite seal with a Syrian man wearing a short skirt, a man with curly hair holding a staff, an adorant in a Syrian skirt and a man wearing a pleated skirt; a light grey quartz seal with a figure with outstretched arms riding a beast; a steatite seal with vertical registers; a steatite seal with a seated figure and standing attendants; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 16.57 grams total, 12-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.29,39,59,70, and one handwritten note. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An oval intaglio with a two-line inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.78 grams, 14 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head and Other Fragment Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising: a horse head, three idol heads and a fragment with an impressed motif. 70.1 grams total, 30-47 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
