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LOT 1178
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Advancing Bulls
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (36.6 grams, 27 mm).
With frieze depicting two bovines advancing, each with a bridle and trailing a rope, amphorae in the field; old collector's label '10100' to base; possibly unfinished as centre not pierced; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 2010.
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LOT 1178
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Advancing Bulls
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
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Unopened Aramaic Lead Scroll with Magical Text
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Tightly coiled sheet lead scroll with incised Aramaic script text to one face; unopened. 131 grams, 58 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earrings
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Matched pair, crescentic with chamfered profile, granule cluster to the apex. 5.48 grams total, 18-19 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
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Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
19th-16th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Haematite with a standing naked female facing frontally, a male worshipper wearing long robes and cap, hands raised in prayer, facing a male figure wearing sash and kilt, round cap on head and dagger tied to waist; rectangular panel with three columns of cuneiform text. 7.6 grams, 19 mm
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
