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LOT 1606
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (1.87 grams, 15.77 mm).
Frieze with two figures flanking a vertical altar, two fleeing animals to the rear, objects in the field; 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 1606
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: four columns of cuneiform text; scene with a bowman among trees; nude female facing with hands pressed to her chest; row of fleeing ibexes; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 34.4 grams total, 18.1-34.1 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Red Agate Cylinder Seal with Gryphons
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Frieze with two rearing gryphons flanking a vertical column, a third crouching gryphon between them; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.44 grams, 20.8 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection
Circa 700-600 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Each carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine. 6.67 grams total, 17-22 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1990s. Private European collection, acquired from the above in 2001.
