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LOT 1373
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Animals
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (0.70 grams, 16.12 mm).
Frieze depicting two crouching gryphons with a vertical sapling and a bee above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Agate Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising mainly biconical and tubular beads in various sizes. 54.56 grams total, 2.62-29.14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Earring Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: two discoid crescents, one large with bulbs on the outer edge, an earring with a raised central band and pelletted outer edge, and a crescentic earring with balustered columns on the outer edge. 29.7 grams total, 34.7-46.5 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet with Cylinder Seal Impressions
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,020
Pillow-shaped ceramic section with impressed design: obverse with rolled cuneiform impression from a cylinder seal and cuneiform text alongside; reverse with faintly impressed cylinder seal design and flanking cuneiform text. 31.8 grams, 41 mm
Acquired at a London antiques fair in the 1990s. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
