Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection")
_200x200.jpg "Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection")
.jpg "Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection")
LOT 1151
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (19.4 grams total, 12-24 mm).
Comprising: a pillow-shaped carnelian amulet pierced through the notched upper edge, hatched panels to both faces; a triangular-section stamp seal displaying ring-and-dot motifs and a possible animal figure; a plano-convex stamp seal bearing a geometric motif; a square-shaped lapis lazuli amulet engraved with a horned quadruped standing right. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Circa 6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly oblate and annular types with amulet centrepiece. 11.16 grams, 33 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
.jpg)
Large Luristan Bronze Ring with Animals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With thick hoop and opposed animal-heads to the reverse, large ellipsoid bezel with incuse winged bull motif. 34 grams, 30.15 mm overall, 22 x 20.4 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 23 April 2001, no.297 (part). Acquired by an important European family collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12055-213660. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including biconvex, annular, spherical and other types, some with granulation. 7.31 grams total, 1-10 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
