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LOT 1418
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid and Bird Seal Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (10.28 grams total, 11-26 mm).
Comprising: a scaraboid in cream stone with hatching on the underside; a black stone seal formed as a stylised bird with its neck resting along the spine, hatched wings and underside; a small black seal pierced through the central ridge, linear motifs on the underside; a pale stone seal with slightly domed upper face, underside with stylised animal(?) motifs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Egyptian and post-Pharaonic scaraboids in Teeter, E., Scarabs, Scaraboids, Seals and Seal impressions from Medinet Habu, Chicago, 2003, nos.59b,107a.
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LOT 1418
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid and Bird Seal Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Doughnut-shaped body and a round socket. 431 grams, 73 mm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: a white marble seal with a geometric pattern; a black steatite seal with stars, a lozenge and sickles; a small white limestone seal with a geometric pattern; a grey-brown serpentine seal with a geometric pattern, Jemdet Nasr type; a steatite seal with two standing stags and a lion; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 20.75 grams total, 9-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.10, 13, 15, 16, 46. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head and Other Fragment Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £110
Comprising: a horse head, three idol heads and a fragment with an impressed motif. 70.1 grams total, 30-47 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
