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LOT 1320
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal with King and Inscription
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (3.02 grams, 16 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with median figure flanked by two columns of text.
ProvenanceFrom the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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LOT 1320
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal with King and Inscription
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad and squat in profile with carination to the equator, everted rim. 208 grams, 82 mm
From a collection formed before 1990. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Lead Male Votive Figure
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Naked standing facing with right arm held to the chest, the left to the abdomen. 50 grams, 11 cm
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Monumental Western Asiatic Pottery Jar
Circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Comprising a sharply tapering lower body, parallel-sided upper body and rounded rim; decorated in dark brown with thirteen square panels with central saltire on a hatched field; repaired. 17 kg, 64 cm high
with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12972-245238.
