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LOT 1791
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (11.26 grams total, 13-18 mm).
Including advancing bull, fleeing stag with head turned and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1791
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including plano-convex type with incuse design of two fish, rectangular block with suspension holes, and columnar type with integral loop. 33.3 grams total, 29-35 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Late Hittite Shoe-Shaped Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Hollow-formed shoe-shaped jug with rolled rim to the ankle, tab with hole for thong and stopper; welt-line to upper face and around sole. 585 grams, 23 cm
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.13226-249313.
These upturned shoes are characteristic of the whole Hittite era. They are attested until the Late Hittite age. This kind of footwear appears later in the Aegean area, probably due to the influence of Anatolian fashion on Bronze Age Greek culture. It may have been the case that the Akkiyawa (Achaeans) living on the western coast of Anatolia adopted such items (as many others) from the Anatolian Indo-Europeans and exported them to the Greek lands, with the first examples attested in Greece only around the 14th century BC. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including hunter shooting an ibex, presentation scene at court and other types; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.17 grams, 12 mm
From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA. From a private collection acquired in 2006.
