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LOT 1393
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (17.42 grams total, 9-17 mm).
Comprising: a speckled grey marble seal with a drilled geometric pattern; a white limestone seal with a wickerwork pattern; a grey serpentine seal with a geometric pattern; a small bronze seal with a linear pattern; a fragmentary hematite seal with a seated deity; 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.2, 14, 17, 18, 41.
Cf. a seal with similar pattern in Weber, O., Altorientalische Siegelbilder, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.584.
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LOT 1393
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular section with impressed cuneiform text on three sides. 36 grams, 42 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Opening Bid: £278
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Ex Mr J.K. Maryland, USA. Private collection. Acquired in 1999.
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Opening Bid: £50
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