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LOT 1279
Western Asiatic White Stone Cylinder Seal with Figures
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (4.56 grams, 21 mm).
Frieze comprising a tall standing figure facing, flanked by five similar figures, all joined by horizontal bars at shoulders and hips, doubled borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar seal in Wilson, J.A., Allen, T.G., Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals, with a description of the collection of Mrs William H.Moore, Chicago, 1940, fig.195 (procession).
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LOT 1279
Western Asiatic White Stone Cylinder Seal with Figures
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Bronze Kneeling Priest with Sacred Ram Statuette
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Diorama on a L-shaped base depicting a ram standing with a shackle to one foreleg attached to a stub pillar, bowl by the forelegs, kneeling kilted male to the side with a pot on his lap, hands clasped, mouth open; attachment lugs to the underside. 155 grams, 58 mm wide
Property of a London gentleman; in the family collection since the 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13311-258232.
According to some scholars, the ram should be considered a symbol of farreh, an important Iranian concept sometimes translated as ‘glory’ or ‘charisma’ that mythical kings needed to rule and heroes to defeat their enemies. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Zebu and Palm
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Biconical vessel with a narrow foot, painted zebu before a small tree on one side and the other side with a large palm tree. 376 grams, 13.5 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of small oblate and other beads interspersed with larger discoid and rectangular beads, the central feature composed of larger beads, restrung. 18 grams, 29 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.
