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Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Sphinx. 3rd-

1801 - Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Sphinx. 3rd-7th century A.D. D-shaped in profile with incuse image of a sphinx; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.57 grams, 11 mm (3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal With Standing God

1802 - Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal With Standing God. 1st millennium B.C. Scaraboid type with standing robed figure flanked by folded wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.19 grams, 20 mm (3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Ceramic Bead Neckl

1803 - Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Ceramic Bead Necklace String. 1st millennium B.C. and later Composed of spherical, oblate and melon beads with an annular loop and a large amuletic bead as a central feature, restrung. 25.3 grams, 32.5 cm (12 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Sumerian Green Stone Eye Idol. 3rd millennium B.C.

1804 - Sumerian Green Stone Eye Idol. 3rd millennium B.C. Carved in the round as a rectangular block with a slit to the upper edge, vertical spike with two annulet 'eyes'; pierced for suspension. See Amiet, P., Art of the Ancient Near East, New York, 1980, figures 215-216. 13.2 grams, 41 mm (1 5/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Estimation

€3,500 - 4,800

Western Asiatic Terracotta Handled Jar. 1st millen

1805 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Handled Jar. 1st millennium B.C. Biconical in profile with stub feet, broad shoulder with pierced lugs, low rim to the mouth. 270 grams, 12.3 cm (4 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Western Asiatic Bifacial Jasper Amuletic Bead with

1806 - Western Asiatic Bifacial Jasper Amuletic Bead with Human-Head Winged Lion. Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Rectangular in plan with five pellets to the underside, one retaining a yellow fill; obverse with incised crouching winged lion with human head in profile, one foreleg raised. 5.31 grams, 20 mm (3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circle

1807 - Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles. Circa 4th-6th century A.D. Hemispherical in profile with concentric incised rings to the centre. 59 grams, 93 mm wide (3 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment.

1808 - Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment. Early 2nd millennium B.C. Thick fragment with a section of impressed cuneiform text on the obverse. 77.3 grams, 66 mm (2 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Kushan Bronze Three-Dimensional Vessel Mount. 2nd-

1809 - Kushan Bronze Three-Dimensional Vessel Mount. 2nd-3rd century A.D. Comprising a plaque of three conjoined lobes with segmented border; at the top, a loop with segmented rim; vignette with a nude male with shoulder-length hair embracing a taller bearded figure with kilt and mantle to left shoulder (Hercules?); below, a satyr with horns and goat's legs beset by hunting dogs. Cf. for a similar mount Boucher, S., Inventaire des Collections Publiques Fran aises - 17 Vienne: Bronzes Antiques, Paris, 1

Estimation

€2,300 - 3,600

Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal With Striding Fig

1810 - Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal With Striding Figure. 1st millennium B.C. Plano-convex type with incuse motif of a figure with pellets; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.14 grams, 11 mm (3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Assyrian Bronze Roundel Fragment. 1st millennium B

1811 - Assyrian Bronze Roundel Fragment. 1st millennium B.C. Sheet bronze plaque fragment with repouss design of a facing male mask above large folded wings and a lion-head roundel; addorsed eagle-heads flanking the mask and leaping lions at the sides; border with volute tendrils, rosettes and other motifs; mounted on a custom-made stand. 35 grams, 12.5 cm (4 7/8 in.).

Estimation

€470 - 720

Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel Collection. Circ

1812 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel Collection. Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. and later Comprising: shallow dish with knop handle to the centre; spouted jar with loop handle; squat jar with trumpet-shaped mouth and rounded underside. 698 grams total, 12.4-14.5 cm (4 7/8 - 5 3/4 in.). [3, No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Seljuk Chalcedony Gaming Piece. Circa 12th-13th ce

1813 - Seljuk Chalcedony Gaming Piece. Circa 12th-13th century A.D. or later Square in plan and plano-convex in section with shallow geometric ornament to the dome, rosette to the underside. 39.7 grams, 31 mm (1 1/4 in.).

Estimation

€470 - 720

Western Asiatic Pink Marble Amuletic Stamp Seal wi

1814 - Western Asiatic Pink Marble Amuletic Stamp Seal with Feet. 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Plano-convex in section with incised motif of feet; edge chipped. 4.61 grams, 20 mm (3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Western Asiatic Bronze Spearhead. 14th-10th centur

1815 - Western Asiatic Bronze Spearhead. 14th-10th century B.C. Leaf-shaped blade with rounded shoulders and a pierced rectnagular-section tang. 221 grams, 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Large Qaznavid Bronze Bowl. Circa 12th-14th centur

1816 - Large Qaznavid Bronze Bowl. Circa 12th-14th century A.D. Hemispherical type with scoured external surface. 508 grams, 20.7 cm wide (8 1/8 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collec

1817 - Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collection. 1st millennium B.C. Including drum-shaped type with drilled clusters, plano-convex type with pierced lug handle and quadruped, and other types. 14.1 grams total, 12-26 mm (1/2 - 1 in.). [6, No Reserve]

Estimation

€83 - 110

Western Asiatic Gold Palmette-Shaped Mount. 1st mi

1818 - Western Asiatic Gold Palmette-Shaped Mount. 1st millennium B.C. L-shaped mount with a palmette-shaped body, a small stud on the reverse and a partial loop above. 0.52 grams, 10 mm (3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Western Asiatic Terracotta Cylinder Seal. 2nd-1st

1819 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Cylinder Seal. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With frieze depicting stylised animals and flowers; supplied with a museum-quality impression. For a similar design, see The Metropolitan Museum, Object Number: 1984.383.26. 8.18 grams, 37 mm (1 1/2 in.).

Estimation

€350 - 480

Western Asiatic Terracotta Oil Lamp. 8th-12th cent

1820 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Oil Lamp. 8th-12th century A.D. Discoid body with raised panel to the discus, scooped nozzle, lug handle; inked '522' to base; mottled olive and tan glaze. 120 grams, 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1

1821 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Mainly broad triangular types with slender tang. 260 grams total, 6.2-15.7 cm (2 1/2 - 6 1/8 in.). [13]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glas

1822 - Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String. 1st millennium B.C. and later Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. 16.9 grams, 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Western Asiatic Ribbed Glass Vessel. Circa 9th cen

1823 - Western Asiatic Ribbed Glass Vessel. Circa 9th century A.D. Piriform body with shallow vertical ribbing, short neck and a flattened rim. Cf. Bergman, M. et al., Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, 1980, item 243, for the type. 31.9 grams, 84 mm (3 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Stone Calligraphic Bead. Circa 12t

1824 - Western Asiatic Stone Calligraphic Bead. Circa 12th-14th century A.D. Domed in profile with stepped detailing, Kufic script legend. 2.05 grams, 13 mm (1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Marlik Bronze Figure of a Ram. Circa 1000-600 B.C.

1825 - Marlik Bronze Figure of a Ram. Circa 1000-600 B.C. Modelled standing with small erect head, curving horns framing the head, large rectangular body with suspension loop on the back. See Negahban E.O., Marlik: The Complete Excavation Report, 2 vols., Philadelphia, 1996, pl.XXV, for similar bronze animal figurines. 105 grams, 55 mm (2 1/4 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Ottoman Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone. 18th-19th

1826 - Ottoman Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone. 18th-19th century A.D. Flat in section and tapering in profile, octagonal in plan; obverse with incised panel of calligraphic nastaliq text. 1.7 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Western Asiatic Engraved Stone Amuletic Bead Group

1827 - Western Asiatic Engraved Stone Amuletic Bead Group. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including fusiform and other types with running beast, gryphon, and other motifs; three supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.97 grams total, 16-21 mm (5/8 - 7/8 in.). [4, No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Amlash Tall Terracotta Jug. 1st millennium B.C. An

1828 - Amlash Tall Terracotta Jug. 1st millennium B.C. An elongated ovoid body with a flat base and trumpet-shaped neck, with a handle to the rear. 545 grams, 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment.

1829 - Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment. Early 2nd millennium B.C. Surface fragment with three separate columns of cuneiform text. 22 grams, 71 mm (2 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glas

1830 - Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String. 1st millennium B.C. and later Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads with a pear-shaped pendant, restrung. 10.12 grams, 38 cm (15 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Figure

1831 - Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Figure and Animals. 1st millennium B.C. Pyramidal in profile and square in plan with design of a hunter and an ibex; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.5 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet. Early 2n

1832 - Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet. Early 2nd millennium B.C. Pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text on both sides, repaired. 127 grams, 78 mm (3 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€350 - 480

Western Asiatic Triple Gold Bead. Circa 1st millen

1833 - Western Asiatic Triple Gold Bead. Circa 1st millennium B.C. Formed as three connected globular elements with filigree collars. 0.39 grams, 12 mm (1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Foot Pendant with Fac

1834 - Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Foot Pendant with Face. 1st millennium A.D. or later Comprising a round-section shank and curved foot with incised toe detailing, sole with triangular facing mask. 4.46 grams, 24 mm (1 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Zoomorphic Figure. Bronze

1835 - Syro-Hittite Terracotta Zoomorphic Figure. Bronze Age, circa 1800 B.C. Modelled in the round, horse-headed figure with incised saltire to the chest, rounded arms with hands resting on the midriff, sitting on a rectangular-section seat. 55 grams, 80 mm (3 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Gryphon. 3rd-7th ce

1836 - Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Gryphon. 3rd-7th century A.D. Ellipsoid plaque with incuse gryphon crouching with wings spread; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.4 grams, 20 mm (3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl with Painted

1837 - Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl with Painted Interior. 1st millennium B.C. Hemispherical body on a basal ring, painted concentric horizontal lines to the inner face. 847 grams, 23 cm wide (9 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Anatolian Obsidian Idol. 5th-4th millennium B.C. S

1838 - Anatolian Obsidian Idol. 5th-4th millennium B.C. Squat and rounded in profile with hands resting on the knees. 48.4 grams, 46 mm (1 3/4 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Estimation

€950 - 1,200

Western Asiatic Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection. Ci

1839 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection. Circa 11th-13th century A.D. or later Comprising: an oil lamp with a bulbous body, raised rim and an elongated spout; an oil lamp with a conical, ribbed body and a strap handle; an oil lamp with a separate central reservoir surrounded by sloping walls with a pinched spout and a strap handle. 325 grams total, 85-94 mm (3 3/8 - 3 3/4 in.). [3, No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Ottoman Silver Fob with Calligraphic Gemstone. 18t

1840 - Ottoman Silver Fob with Calligraphic Gemstone. 18th-19th century A.D. Ellipsoid in plan with lobed rim to the cell, round-section shank with suspension ring; inset gemstone with Naskh calligraphic legend among tendrils and flowers; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.2 grams, 29 mm (1 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€140 - 210

Old Babylonian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Ero

1841 - Old Babylonian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Erotic Scene. Mesopotamia, 1800-1600 B.C. Cylinder with a scene composed of: one smaller kneeling figure supporting a hand of one of the large figures with one hand and holding an object next to its mouth with the other hand; a pair of nude male and female figures engaged in intercourse; a female figure holding two branches facing a male figure holding one branch. See van Bakel, T., About Love Scenes Depicted on Ancient Oriental Cylinder Seals, 2017

Estimation

€590 - 840

Western Asiatic Alabaster Pot. Circa 2nd-1st mille

1842 - Western Asiatic Alabaster Pot. Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With gently tapering body, broad everted rim to the mouth. 123 grams, 73 mm wide (2 7/8 in.).

Estimation

€410 - 540

Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure. 2n

1843 - Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure. 2nd millennium B.C. Modelled in the round with flared base and applied detailing to the collar, hair and eyes; old collector's card 'Syro-Hittite C.1200 BC Female figurine Considerable red-ochre colour coating remains, rare thus'; heavily restored. 95 grams, 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€230 - 360

Western Asiatic Decorated Terracotta Jug with Zoom

1844 - Western Asiatic Decorated Terracotta Jug with Zoomorphic Handle. 1st millennium B.C. Broad bulbous body with three low domed feet to the base,incised roundels to the shoulder, flared neck with strap handle and beat-head detailing. 7.51 grams, 25 cm (9 3/4 in.).

Estimation

€170 - 240

Western Asiatic Bronze Buckle with Ram's Head Pin.

1845 - Western Asiatic Bronze Buckle with Ram's Head Pin. Late 1st millennium B.C. Kidney-shaped buckle, hollow-formed ram head pin with engraved details to the face and horns, three pin-lugs to the reverse. 41.8 grams, 35 mm (1 3/8 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Large Bactrian Terracotta Chalice. Circa 1st mille

1846 - Large Bactrian Terracotta Chalice. Circa 1st millennium B.C. Broad shallow bowl with carination to the outer face, supported by a sturdy shank with collar on a conical base. 5.25 kg, 36 cm (14 1/4 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Neo-Assyrian Black Stone Cylinder Seal. 9th 8th ce

1847 - Neo-Assyrian Black Stone Cylinder Seal. 9th 8th century B.C. With frieze depicting a standing man facing two bulls, sun and crescent moon at the top; pierced longitudinally; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number: 61.100.80, for design. 5.72 grams, 24 mm (1 in.).

Estimation

€350 - 480

Western Asiatic Mosaic Glass Bead Group. Circa 12t

1848 - Western Asiatic Mosaic Glass Bead Group. Circa 12th-14th century A.D. Comprising: a black oblate bead with white trail decoration; a black tubular bead with red-and-white rosettes. 19 grams total, 20-36 mm (3/4 - 1 3/8 in.). [2, No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Mesopotamian Bone Tool. 1st millennium B.C. or lat

1849 - Mesopotamian Bone Tool. 1st millennium B.C. or later Carved bone implement, triangular in plan with notched end, drilled hole, ring-and-dot and vertical line all suggesting a representation of fish; smooth to both faces. 14.34 grams, 89 mm (3 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Gryphon. 1st

1850 - Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Gryphon. 1st millennium B.C. Discoid type with incuse image of an advancing gryphon; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.36 grams, 13 mm (1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Western Asiatic Glass Stamp Seal with Deity and An

1851 - Western Asiatic Glass Stamp Seal with Deity and Animals. 1st millennium B.C. Conical type with intaglio 'Master of Animals' arms extended over two ovicaprids; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.71 grams, 17mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Sasanian Bronze Stamp Seal with King and Pahlavi I

1852 - Sasanian Bronze Stamp Seal with King and Pahlavi Inscription. Circa 5th century A.D. or later Rosette-shaped with a profile bust of a king, two columns of inscription; with an attachment loop to the reverse. See The British Museum, items no.120178, 120210 and 119994. 2.37 grams, 13 mm (1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€350 - 480

Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet Collection. 1st mill

1853 - Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet Collection. 1st millennium B.C. Including cuboid, collared-globe and other types. 8.5 grams total, 12-18 mm (1/2 - 3/4 in.). [4, No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone. 1

1854 - Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone. 18th-19th century A.D. Ellipsoid in plan with incuse calligraphic legend amid tendrils and flowers. 1.7 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Agate Horn Amulet. 1st millennium

1855 - Western Asiatic Agate Horn Amulet. 1st millennium B.C. or later Carved in the round with a segmented body and vesica-shaped motif to the flat upper edge. 16.9 grams, 54 mm (2 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Neo-Babylonian Mottled Brown Stone Stamp Seal with

1856 - Neo-Babylonian Mottled Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Figure. Circa 7th-6th century B.C. Octagonal in section with rounded top, underside with naive design of standing figure and horse. 7.4 grams, 23 mm (1 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€170 - 240

Western Asiatic Terracotta Oil Lamp with Roundel D

1857 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Oil Lamp with Roundel Decoration. Holy Land, circa 8th-9th century A.D. With curved walls and a large central filler hole, the body with a ribbed decoration. 95 grams, 94 mm (3 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection. 1s

1858 - Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection. 1st millennium B.C. Including standing anthropomorph, perching bird, zebu and other types. 4.8 grams total, 8-22 mm (1/4 - 7/8 in.). [6, No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Sasanian Dark Green Stone Stamp Seal with Bust. 3r

1859 - Sasanian Dark Green Stone Stamp Seal with Bust. 3rd-7th century A.D. Plano-convex type with incuse profile bust waring helmet and tunic; pellets to the border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.23 grams, 12 mm (1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Sasanian Bronze Ring with Stag. 4th-6th century A.

1860 - Sasanian Bronze Ring with Stag. 4th-6th century A.D. Disc bezel with incuse profile stag advancing on a baseline, wreath in the field. Cf. a similar figure on a Sasanian banded agate, 4th-6th century A.D., in Spier, J., Ancient gems and finger rings, Catalogue of the Collections. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, p.165, no.456. 2.61 grams, 22.30 mm overall, 19.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19) (7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Sasanian Miniature Glass Perfume Bottle. Circa 3rd

1861 - Sasanian Miniature Glass Perfume Bottle. Circa 3rd-7th century A.D. Columnar in profile with moulded collar, carinated shoulder and foot. 9.93 grams, 42 mm (1 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€35 - 48

Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Lion and Ins

1862 - Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Lion and Inscription. 3rd-7th century A.D. Plano-convex type with incuse lon resting with forelegs extended, crescent beneath and star above; legend to the upper border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.3 grams, 15 mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel. Circa 18th-19th

1863 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel. Circa 18th-19th century A.D. Drum-shaped vessel with four integral loops surrounding the base, high shoulder and a narrow tubular neck; decorated with rows of pellets. 347 grams, 93 mm wide (3 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bust. 2nd millennium B.C.

1864 - Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bust. 2nd millennium B.C. Fragment of a fertility figure with applied breasts, hair, mouth and eyes; nose absent. 33.9 grams, 58 mm (2 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Sasanian Haematite Stamp Seal with Bird. Circa 3rd

1865 - Sasanian Haematite Stamp Seal with Bird. Circa 3rd-7th century A.D. D-shaped in profile with central piercing, incuse regardant bird to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.58 grams, 10.7 mm (3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€35 - 48

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1866 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Single-Handled Pouring Vessel. Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Hemispherical body with inturned rim, broad scooped pouring lip, small loop handle to the rear. 380 grams, 22 cm (8 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Torso Group. Circa

1867 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Torso Group. Circa 1st millennium B.C. Comprising: terracotta kneeling figure wearing an apron; moulded standing figure wearing a floor-length robe, hands placed flat on the abdomen. 64 grams total, 61-73 mm (2 3/8 - 2 7/8 in/). [2, No Reserve]

Estimation

€23 - 36

Western Asiatic Banded Agate Gemstone with Inscrip

1868 - Western Asiatic Banded Agate Gemstone with Inscription. 20th century A.D. Ellipsoid type with engraved stylised arabic inscription, drilled longitudinally. 6.4 grams, 24 mm (1 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Gryphon. 3rd-7th ce

1869 - Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Gryphon. 3rd-7th century A.D. Plano-convex tpe with crouching gryphon motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.48 grams, 11 mm (3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€35 - 48

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel. 9th-8th

1870 - Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel. 9th-8th century B.C. Bulbous body with four stub legs, tall neck and internal strainer, tall scooped edge to the rim, loop handle to the rear; body and neck painted with geometric motifs, red paint on the base and legs. See for a similar but not identical vessel Negahban E.O., Marlik: The Complete Excavation Report, 2 vols., Philadelphia, 1996, pl.101, no.499. 1.16 kg, 32.3 cm (12 3/4 in.).

Estimation

€230 - 360

Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group. 1st millen

1871 - Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group. 1st millennium B.C. Including rectangular, scaraboid and other types with geometric and figural designs. 17.2 grams total, 13-24 mm (1/2 - 1 in.). [4, No Reserve]

Estimation

€140 - 210

Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection. 1s

1872 - Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection. 1st millennium B.C. Including frog, perching bird, zebu and other types. 4.31 grams total, 10-19 mm (3/8 - 3/4 in.). [5, No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Beast. 2nd m

1873 - Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Beast. 2nd millennium B.C. Rectangular in plan with a handle carved to represent a beast standing in repose; underside with lightly-incised combat scene; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.37 grams, 23 mm (1 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Western Asiatic Gold Bead Pendant. 1st millennium

1874 - Western Asiatic Gold Bead Pendant. 1st millennium B.C. Featuring a tubular, ridged centre bead with triangular granulated projection above and below. 0.48 grams, 11 mm (3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Ibex. 2nd-1s

1875 - Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Ibex. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Discoid in plan with incuse ibex in profile with the legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.62 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Western Asiatic Gold and Other Bead Necklace. 1st

1876 - Western Asiatic Gold and Other Bead Necklace. 1st millennium B.C. Restrung designer necklace of three strands connected by a median vertical column; comprising mainly gold tubular beads with ribbing to the outer face, polyhedral carnelian beads, irregular green glass beads, square-section lapis lazuli beads and other types; the lower node a larger polyhedral lapis lazuli bead with a loop of barrel-shaped gold beads and other types. 78 grams, 57 cm (22 3/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% impor

Estimation

€1,100 - 1,700

Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group. 2nd-1st millen

1877 - Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Including a tongue-shaped panel with hatched design and loop above, dome with basketwork design and other types. 3.45 grams total, 10-15 mm (3/8 - 5/8 in.). [4, No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

Persian Glazed Terracotta Bowl. Late 19th-early 20

1878 - Persian Glazed Terracotta Bowl. Late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Broad and shallow with a squared rim and basal ring; quatrefoil design with floral detailing; signed to underside. 1.14 kg, 28.5 cm wide (11 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Collection. 1st mille

1879 - Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Collection. 1st millennium B.C. Including a bird modelled in the round, basket with loop handle, heart-shaped amulet. 4.14 grams total, 10-24 mm (3/8 - 1 in.). [3, No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Levantine Pilgrim's Flask with Cross Motifs. Circa

1880 - Levantine Pilgrim's Flask with Cross Motifs. Circa 5th-6th century A.D. Rounded body with a short tubular neck and two loop handles, a cross motif and annulets on boths sides. 28.3 grams, 74 mm (2 7/8 in.).

Estimation

€230 - 360

Western Asiatic Jasper Scaraboid Seal. Levant, cir

1881 - Western Asiatic Jasper Scaraboid Seal. Levant, circa 10th century B.C. Engraved stylised detailing to the domed carapace, the underside with quadrupeds and caterpillars in exergue; pierced longitudinally; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.35 grams, 18 mm (3/4 in.).

Estimation

€290 - 420

Large Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Bowl and

1882 - Large Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Bowl and Vessel Group. Circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Comprising: a deep bowl with painted rings to the inner face (repaired); cup with a slightly waisted profile (repaired); vase with bulbous median section, flared rim, painted rings and other ornament. 1.47 kg total, 9.3-27 cm (3 5/8 - 10 5/8 in.). [3, No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Pale Blue Glass Calligraphic Gem.

1883 - Western Asiatic Pale Blue Glass Calligraphic Gem. 12th-14th century A.D. Plano-convex in section with incuse line of Kufic text; supplied with an impression. 0.35 grams, 10 mm (3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Western Asiatic Silver Temple Ring with Turquoise

1884 - Western Asiatic Silver Temple Ring with Turquoise Cabochon. Circa 10th-11th century A.D. 'Architectural' type with plain shank, square-section bezel with vertical filigree frame to each face, domed roof and cell with inset turquoise stud. Developed from the Byzantine 'architectural' ring tradition, cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 496, 507, for type. 4.02 grams, 30.77 mm overall, 15.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2

Estimation

€230 - 360

Tell Brak Type Clay Eye Idol. Circa 3500-3000 B.C.

1885 - Tell Brak Type Clay Eye Idol. Circa 3500-3000 B.C. With a squat body and two looped eyes, slightly convex base. See parallel idols in the Louvre Museum, accession number SB 9141, for similar examples; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.1988.323.8; British Museum, excavated by Professor Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan, inv. nos.126473, 126477 and 126479; see also Collon, D., Ancient Near Eastern Art, London, 1995, p.47, for type; for the discussion on Tell Brak, their iconography and the reli

Estimation

€470 - 720

Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl with Heavy Rim. 1st mi

1886 - Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl with Heavy Rim. 1st millennium B.C. Squat in profile with inturned rim, incised ring to inner face; accretion to base. 175 grams, 13.5 cm (5 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection. 1s

1887 - Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection. 1st millennium B.C. Including leaping lion, conch shell and other types. 11.5 grams total, 10-20 mm (3/8 - 3/4 in.). [6, No Reserve]

Estimation

€140 - 210

Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Concentric Cir

1888 - Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Concentric Circles. 1st millennium B.C. Bulbous body with a flattened base, a short funicular neck and a round-section strap handle, seven concentric circle motifs with a central pellet on the shoulder. 1 kg, 21.5 cm (8 1/2 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Western Asiatic Pink Stone Jar. Circa 2nd-1st mill

1889 - Western Asiatic Pink Stone Jar. Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Conical in profile with flared rim at the apex; marine accretions. 235 grams, 93 mm (3 5/8 in.).

Estimation

€410 - 540

Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone of an Ibex with Inscri

1890 - Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone of an Ibex with Inscription. 5th-7th century A.D. Discoid in plan with incuse ibex with the legs folded beneath the body; text in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.42 grams, 11 mm (3/8 in.).

Estimation

€470 - 720

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millenni

1891 - Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With triangular blade, midrib, lateral barbs, round-section tang; mounted on a custom-made stand. 82 grams total, 18 cm high including stand (7 1/8 in.).

Estimation

€110 - 170

Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone Bead Necklac

1892 - Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone Bead Necklace String. 1st millennium B.C. and later Composed of annular, oblate and other beads, restrung. 18.12 grams, 44.2 cm (17 3/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€59 - 84

Luristan Terracotta Handled Pouring Vessel. Bronze

1893 - Luristan Terracotta Handled Pouring Vessel. Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With bulbous body and broad sloped shoulder, tall tubular neck with strap handle to rear; arched spout with lateral lugs at the base. 1.55 kg, 28.5 wide (11 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€140 - 210

Mesopotamian Carved Stone Ram Amulet. Circa 2nd-1s

1894 - Mesopotamian Carved Stone Ram Amulet. Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Carved in the round, standing with head raised and curled horns carefully modelled; one leg absent. 25.3 grams, 48 mm (1 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€140 - 210

Western Asiatic Glass Scaraboid Stamp Seal Collect

1895 - Western Asiatic Glass Scaraboid Stamp Seal Collection. 1st millennium B.C. Including facing bust, profile ibex with legs folded beneath the body, hero fighting beast and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.1 grams total, 12-21 mm (1/2 - 7/8 in.). [5, No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Kneeling Male Figure. Circ

1896 - Syro-Hittite Terracotta Kneeling Male Figure. Circa 2nd millennium B.C. Stylised figure with one knee bent before the body, hands resting on the raised knee, applied stylised facial detailing. 31.6 grams, 72 mm (2 7/8 in.).

Estimation

€350 - 480

Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Bead with Stylised

1897 - Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Bead with Stylised Figure. Early Dynastic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Irregular tubular type with incised lines and points in the form of a human being. 23.7 grams, 47 mm (1 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€110 - 170

Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone. C

1898 - Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone. Circa 18th-19th century A.D. Octagonal in plan with incised border and three lines of naskh text; gouge to reverse. 1.45 grams, 17 mm (5/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€95 - 120

Western Asiatic Buff Stone Animal Amulet. 4th-3rd

1899 - Western Asiatic Buff Stone Animal Amulet. 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Carved as a grazing beast with head lowered; pierced vertically at the shoulders. 6.62 grams, 30 mm (1 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€71 - 96

Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Bust. 3rd-7th c

1900 - Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Bust. 3rd-7th century A.D. D-shaped in profile with incuse profile bust to the base; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.15 grams, 18 mm (3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

Estimation

€47 - 72

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