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LOT 0234
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Birds and Scorpions
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.47 grams, 18.91 mm).
Frieze in two registers: above, row of perching birds with orb; below, row of scorpions; 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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LOT 0234
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Birds and Scorpions
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Large Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Plano-convex in section with lightly incised geometric motif to underside. 18.52 grams, 27.58 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Stylus
Late 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a barrel-shaped facetted socket with a rivetted lug to the rear, the body extending to a tapering nib with a sharp point. 17.8 grams, 84 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Leaf-Shaped Gold Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Formed of sheet-gold with an applied granule below and suspension loop above. 0.17 grams, 11 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
