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LOT 1497
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Mating Animals
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.9 grams, 19 mm).
Conical seal pierced through the body, underside with two copulating quadrupeds. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including barbed, barbed-and-tanged leaf-shaped and other types. 125 grams total, 40-75 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Scorpion
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Plano-convex type with incuse scorpion to the underside. 3.24 grams, 14.76 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Very Large Decorated Holy Land Terracotta Bowl
Early Bronze Age I, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Conical body with narrow foot, piecrust decoration below the rim with small raised ledges. 2.37 kg, 27 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
