Loading, please wait...
LOT 1218
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 in. (21.17 grams, 26 mm).
Agate drum-shaped column with central piercing; incuse frieze depicting a standing horned anthropomorphic figure grappling with two addorsed rampant stags, similar figure between two opposed stags with smaller inverted animal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Western Asiatic Ceramic Bowl with Blue Leaf Design
12th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Broad bowl with carinated inner edge to the and chamfered rim, law basal ring; upper face glazed with floral design picked out in blue and grey, circumferential rings below the rim and panels of radiating stripes and blue glaze. 710 grams, 24.6 cm
S. Morad collection. From the collection of M. Hugues Rosset, Switzerland. Private Swiss collection, acquired from M. Hugues Rosset in 1998. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Duck Weight
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Carved in the round with flared tail and had reversed, two T-shaped toggles to the underside. 41.9 grams, 31 mm
Acquired over 40 years ago. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Restrung designer necklace composed of mainly spherical carnelian beads interspersed with glass drop-shapes imitating banded agate; modern clasp. 32 grams, 57 cm long
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
