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ANE13 A small Jemdet Nasr white limestone cylinder seal, c. 3100-2900 B.C. : £ 85 NEW!A small Jemdet Nasr white limestone cylinder seal, measuring 14 mm/0.5 in. high and 13 mm/0.4 in. in diameter, with incised eye design and a star in the field, minor wear, otherwise condition good, c. 3100-2900 B.C.The design reminiscent of that seen on some Tell Brak eye idols.
Ex Rendell Collection, USA, acquired between 1965-1985.ANE14 A Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal, c. 9th8th Century B.C. : SOLDA Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal, in black steatite, measuring 31 mm/1.3 ins. high. A standing figure with a fan stands before a pot on a stand before a seated figure holding a cup, a star in the field. A chip to the top of the seal, otherwise condition good, c. 9th8th Century B.C. Mounted on a special stand with the impression displayed.Compare Collon D., 1987, 'First Impressions Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East', British Museum Press, No. 338, p. 76.
Ex Charles Ede Gallery, Brook Street, London.ANE15 A good-sized serpentinite cylinder seal, c. 750-600 B.C. : £ 135 NEW!A good-sized green serpentinite cylinder seal measuring 34 mm/1.3 ins. high and 13 mm/0.5 in. in diameter, the design appearing to show a kneeling figure in supplication before a ?burning bush. The design worn but an inexpensive example, c. 750-600 B.C.Ex Rendell Collection, USA, acquired between 1965-1985.ANE16 Part of a Canaanite terracotta plaque showing the goddess Astarte, Palestine, 2nd Millennium B.C. : £ 120 NEW!The upper part of a Canaanite flat-backed terracotta plaque, showing the head and chest of the goddess Astarte, her hands holding her breasts. The modelling relatively fine, showing only minor wear. Plaque fragment measures 46 mm/1.75 ins. high. Palestine, Bronze Age, 2nd Millennium B.C. Mounted on a mahogany block.Ex Peter Negus Collection.ANE17 A good-sized black stone cylinder seal, c. 750600 B.C. : £ 140 NEW!A good-sized black stone cylinder seal, measuring 29 mm/1.2 ins. high, and 17 mm /0.7 in. in diameter, possibly showing a contest scene with traces of a worn inscription. The design worn but an inexpensive example, probably Assyrian, c. 750 600 B.C.Ex Rendell Collection, USA, acquired between 1965-1985.ANE18 A pale fawn Syrian terracotta figure, 2nd Millennium B.C. : £ 95 NEW!A pale fawn Syrian terracotta figure of a stylised sitting human, wearing a simple pointed cap, with prominent pierced circular eyes, a beak-like nose and stylised beard. Figure measures 65 mm/2.6 ins. high. The arms and legs broken and lost, but an inexpensive example. Bronze Age, 2nd Millennium B.C., from the Hama area, Syria. Mounted on a mahogany block.Ex Peter Negus Collection. |
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ANE15: £135
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ANE16: £120
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ANE17: £140
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ANE18: £95
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