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LOT 1752
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (19.8 grams total, 16-19 mm).
Including plano-convex columnar and other types with hatching and other designs. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1752
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Carved in the round to take advantage of the banded colouration, pierced vertically through the rump, with eye and ribbed horn detailing. 8.66 grams, 40 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Grey Marble Stone Stamp Seal with Bird and Ibex
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with knop handle, incuse ibex resting with a bird perched on its rump; chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.63 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Speckled Stone Specimen Bead
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tubular type with abraded mouth; old collector's label 'Sahara / 4e Mi. BC'. 12 grams, 58 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
