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LOT 1560
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (2.45 grams, 21.8 mm).
Frieze depicting a standing figure with knife in one hand and the other gripping the foreleg of a rearing ibex; 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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Fatimid Sapphire Chess Piece
Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Columnar type with facetted sidewall, hatching. 3.29 grams, 16 mm
Ex Oasis Art, London, UK, 1990-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13289-253293. -
Western Asiatic Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
1st millennium B.C.-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including a blue glass mask with applied red detailing, a turned bone baluster, cuboid bead with holes to all four sides and other items. 15.7 grams total, 11-31 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Molar Glass Vessel
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With segmented body and expanding tubular neck, four stub feet to the underside. 16.26 grams, 48 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.