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LOT 1290
Western Asiatic Terracotta Cup with Procession of Ibexes
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (149 grams, 91 mm).
Drum-shaped with narrow disc base, painted frieze of ibexes to the sidewall between concentric lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1290
Western Asiatic Terracotta Cup with Procession of Ibexes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Throne Scene
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Carnelian seal with intaglio frieze of a robed figure seated on a throne and holding a wreath with one arm raised towards a standing figure wearing a tunic and longer robe with one arm raised and holding a sceptre towards a spear with streamers and a figure facing him in a long robe with hands held out; pellets and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.75 grams, 21 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. -
Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Altar
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With intaglio frieze depicting two worshippers addressing an altar with faravahar above, heavy barred door to the side; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.83 grams, 17 mm
Ex S collection, London, UK, 1980-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian and Other Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a quantity of mixed carnelian, agate, and other beads. 105 grams total, 3-12 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Carnelian beads were diffused in west from the Iranian and other Western Asiatic countries. During Antiquity, the beads were transported from their places of manufacture in India and Persian Empires, and archaeological and literary sources provide evidence of the high prosperity of the Red Sea ports as well as of their trade contact with the Indo-Pacific regions.
