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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (46.7 grams total, 18-37 mm).
Comprising: frieze of standing figure and winged opponent, cracked and repaired; frieze with faravahar above a hearth, standing figures, top partly absent; linear representation of oxen in a field with band of concentric lozenges (river?); advancing ibexes with ladder motif above; bilinear zigzags with interstitial bosses; four supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. seals with similar scenes in Weber, O., Altorientalische Siegelbilder, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.224-228.
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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a funicular neck and a round-section handle with an animal-head thumbpad, the spout resembling a bird's head with a small curving projection above. 475 grams, 22.2 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Cloak Pin
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With tapering shank and segmented head, bands of hatched and other ornament, pierced to accept a ring. 60.6 grams, 16.6 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Featuring a processional scene comprising a pair of robed figures flanking an altar, followed by zoomorphic figures, one of the robed figures raising his arm towards the altar; a rampant, horned quadruped facing left, looking at a seated zoomorphic figure. 3.78 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of the late 'S', London, UK, 1970-2000. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
