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LOT 1669
Western Asiatic Striped Stone Stamp Seal with Bull
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (2.05 grams, 14 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse bull in profile beneath a tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1669
Western Asiatic Striped Stone Stamp Seal with Bull
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Moss Agate Cylinder Seal with Farming Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With frieze depicting two male figures in profile, one wearing a short and one a long skirt, both harvesting a wheat field; a horned quadruple animal between the men; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.22 grams, 17 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Votive Terracotta Dagger
1st century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Model dagger with two-lobed pommel and similar guard, applied bands to the scabbard, two attachment points. 5.83 grams, 88 mm
Japanese private collection, assembled in the 1990s. Acquired from the above in 2010. European private collection. -
South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Man
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,650
Oval face with pointed chin, stippled beard and elongated ears; incised eyebrows above large almond-shaped eyes, protruding nose and mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand; with old label reading 'N 3268'. 903 grams total, 18.6 cm including stand
Ex Laurin, Guilloux, Buffetaud et Tailleur, Paris, 20 May 1987, no.389. with Tajan Auction, Paris, 28 March 2003, no.192. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13537-263100.
Within southern Arabia, the ancient tradition of carving beautiful funerary sculptures from alabaster was long-lasting. The eyes and eyebrows of these stone sculptures were usually inlaid or highlighted with red or black pigment.
