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LOT 1253
Western Asiatic Stone Jeweller's Mould Group
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 3/4 in. (59 grams total, 29-44 mm).
Comprising: bifacial soapstone block fragment with incised roundel of a nimbate head with pouring channel, vent and locating hole, reverse similar with roundel of two opposed figures with fronds between, both faces with portions of other designs; larger rectangular block with pouting channel vent and two locating holes, roundel with rosette design. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1253
Western Asiatic Stone Jeweller's Mould Group
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Assyrian Red Stone Warrior Ceremony Cylinder Seal
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
With intaglio standing figures each with discoid head surmounted by a crescent, supporting a circular panel with beaded outline, four crouching figures with arms raised holding maces and spears radiating from a a central guilloche motif, interstitial radiating bars motif (fire) to each corner. 11 grams, 28 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12423-225425. -
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Bactrian Banded Agate Elbow Bead
2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Pierced longitudinally to the straight edge. 18.3 grams, 55 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Old Babylonian Gold Frog Amulet
2000-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
The frog modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, pierced at the middle. 0.34 grams, 6 mm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1999. Private collection, Europe.
