Apollo Art Auctions

March 2023 Auction  –  12 March 2023

Apollo Art Auctions , March 2023 Auction

Ancient Art, Antiquities and Coins

Su, 12.03.2023, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL
Ca. 9th-8th century BC.
A nicely carved Neo-Assyrian black stone cylinder seal from the nineth to eighth century BC. It depicts a winged gazelle and a griffon, as well as a number of religious motifs including a six-pointed star and a lunar crescent.
Size: L:37.4mm / W:11.2mm ; 7.88g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market.
Estimate: GBP 200 - 400

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Price realized 190 GBP
Starting price 100 GBP
Estimate 200 GBP
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