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LOT 1097
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Fighting Quadrupeds
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (5.53 grams, 23 mm).
With design in two registers separated by a bilinear frame; upper: antelopes fighting an leaf motif; lower: procession of figures and a scorpion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.078.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 558, for type.
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LOT 1097
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Fighting Quadrupeds
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Western Asiatic Bound Manuscript Pocket Book
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With saddle-stitched binding, manuscript blocks of Arabic-script black-ink text, small heading text; several blank pages; probably from India. 38 grams, 15 x 10.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal for (the god) Ea and (the goddess) Dangalnuna
Circa 1894-1595 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
With large central hole, incised frieze of a standing nude hero facing and a figure in tiered floor-length garment, two columns of cuneiform text to the rear. 9.18 grams, 28 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.033. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Crested Bird Statuette
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic detailing, curved comb and wattle, raised disc eyes, carinated pentagonal tail. 18.5 grams, 29 mm wide
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
