The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 234:
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Collection
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Start price:
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135
Estimated price :
$150 - $200
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Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Collection
2nd millennium BC and later
A mixed group of haematite, schist and other stone cylinder seals with mainly figural and geometric detailing; including one Late syro-Cappadocian cylinder seal with contest scene (1835-1740 BC); on the right a man in a wrapped robe, facing left, driving by stick a pack donkey with charge on its back; on the left a man with a long neck attacks by a stick in both hands an ostrich(?), its body is shown as a large ball. 17 grams total, 11-30mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). Fine condition. [3]
Provenance
Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market, 1990s.
Literature
See Collon, D. Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990 for discussion.
