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LOT 1465
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (25.1 grams total, 13-21 mm).
Comprising: a brown steatite seal with drilled motifs; a cream quartz seal with a geometric pattern; an intentionally broken hematite seal with a nude frontal woman, two small figures with antlers beneath, a male with curly hair and another figure with a long neck, a practise piece; a cram limestone seal with three tree motifs; a steatite seal with linear and pellet 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.11, 12, 54, 62, 71.
Cf. seal in similar style from Mesopotamia or Iran, Jemdet Nasr or Early Dynastic I, c.3100-2750 B.C., in Pittman, H., Ancient Art in Miniature, Near Eastern Seals from the Collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, New York, 1987, no.17 p.54.
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LOT 1465
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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Western Asiatic Jasper Scaraboid Seal
Levant, circa 10th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Engraved stylised detailing to the domed carapace, the underside with quadrupeds and caterpillars in exergue; pierced longitudinally; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.35 grams, 18 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
750-650 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Frieze depicting a kneeling figure in segmented kilt facing a figure with one arm raised standing back-to-back with a similar figure in a flounced knee-length garment; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.36 grams, 10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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.
