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LOT 0950
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (20.1 grams, 42 mm).
Rectangular in plan with angled upper faces and transverse piercing; incuse design of an ibex and vegetation; chlorite.
ProvenanceEx Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
Cf. similar in the Schøyen Collection under accession no.2409/01.
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Mesopotamian Stone Weight Collection
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including tabular, cylindrical, conical and other types, all polished. 256 grams total, 17-54 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Modelled in the round with pinched facial details and open arms, possibly depicting goddess Asherah. 38 grams, 65 mm
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012. Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Asherah was one of the three great goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon and her primary role was that of mother goddess. -
Western Asiatic Artefact Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of bone, stone and ceramic objects: a fragmentary alabastron; a lion head stamp; a possible amulet of axehead form showing carved detailing; bone implement; the lower half of a carved bone figure, and other items. 449 grams total, 3.9-12.5 cm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
