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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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Western Asiatic Stone Seal with Engraved Design
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Triangular in plan and plano-convex in section with drilled upper face, geometric design to underside. 19 grams, 37 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Domed type with incuse legend to the upper face in two lines of Naskh script; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.25 grams, 15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Black Gemstone with Ibex
Circa 2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Tabular type with incuse design of a standing ibex on a baseline between sockets; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.89 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
