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LOT 0244
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (10.2 grams, 31 mm).
Frieze of two bulls and rosettes within beaded borders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private UK collection formed from 1960.
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Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With frieze depicting a seated figure in fringed robe facing a recumbent bull beside an altar, frond and star in the field. 11.9 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.062. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Bull-Headed Bronze Spout
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Of roughly cylindrical form, terminating in a stylised bull's head with curved horns. 135 grams, 79 mm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
Luristan Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Figures Holding Hands
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Square in plan with a lobe at each angle, band of openwork chevrons and loops to the rim representing a frieze of human figures; mounting loop to the reverse. 76 grams, 11 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
