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LOT 1438
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (8.13 grams total, 11-20 mm).
Comprising: frieze with linear geometric figures, two columns of cuneiform text; drilled images of scorpions and other zoomorphs; leaping ibexes in profile and vertical fish; nude figure with arms behind his back standing between serpents, confronting a robed figure with knife beneath a star; fragment with kneeling figure in profile holding a spear; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar scene on a seal in Wilson, J.A., Allen, T.G. Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals, with a description of the collection of Mrs. William H.Moore, Chicago, 1940, fig.167.
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LOT 1438
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Syrian Limestone Cylinder Seal
Circa 1300 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Cylinder with a figure standing on a beast, another figure before, another beast and stripes; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.8 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.57. -
Achaemenid Gold Ring with Agate Bull Figure
Circa 500 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Comprising a round-section swivel ring set with a carved bull depicted recumbent with its head turned to the right. 4.71 grams, 27.98 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12939-245988. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: frieze with profile advancing horse and birds above; scene with standing warrior in plumed helmet advancing with one arm raised, holding a weapon, grasping the stem of a sapling with leaping lion behind; running horse with sun and moon above; procession of tall robed figures and small kneeling figure between, chipped; fragment with deeply cut bird-heads and other items; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.2 grams total, 10-15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
