Lot 1112

Western Asiatic Silver Magical Scroll with Greek Inscription

Item Details

Description

Circa 2nd-8th century A.D. Sheet-silver rectangle with lightly incised enigmatic Greek-script text in nine lines. 1.58 grams, 41 mm (1 5/8 in.).

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Buyer's Premium

Western Asiatic Silver Magical Scroll with Greek Inscription

Name: Western Asiatic Silver Magical Scroll with Greek Inscription
SKU: 176558329
Price: 260 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £300 - £400

Starting Price

Secure

£260

Starting Price £260

3 bidders are watching this item.

Get approved to bid.

Shipping & Pickup Options

Item located in Harwich, Essex, UK

See Policy for Shipping

Local Pickup Available

Payment

TimeLine Auctions Ltd.

TOP RATED

London, United Kingdom

172 Reviews

4,633 Followers

TimeLine Auctions Antiquities Sale - Day 3

Jun 06, 2024 7:00 AM EDT|

Harwich, Essex, UK

View Auction

Cylinder Seal Group: Circa 2300-2200 B.C. and later. Comprising: an Akkadian example with a heroic scene carved in shell, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of

Jun 06, 2024Cylinder Seal Group

£5

Sassanian Carnelian Eagle Gemstone: Circa 3rd-4th century A.D. Eagle standing with wings folded, neck extended; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.46 grams, 10 mm (3/8 in.). From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed

Jun 06, 2024Sassanian Carnelian Eagle Gemstone

£90

Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection: 1st millennium B.C. Including granulated collar, granulated tube and other types, with some later beads. 9.77 grams total, 2-9 mm (1/8- 1/4 in.). Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection

£440

Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene: 2500-2300 B.C. The scene engraved in a single register, comprising three heroes upending two lions, a rearing stag behind one of the heroes; accompanied by a museum-quality impression; old collection

Jun 06, 2024Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene

£260

Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Beads: 1st millennium B.C. and later. Comprising facetted carnelian and other beads in a gold setting with granulated collars; a marriage with wire loop to each end. 2.90 grams, 32 mm (1 1/4 in.). Ex

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Beads

£90

Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet: 2nd millennium B.C. Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; repaired. 123 grams, 63 mm (2 1/2 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property

Jun 06, 2024Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet

£5

Western Asiatic Glass Bottle: Circa 10th-12th century A.D. Elliptical in section with dimple base, columnar neck. 18 grams, 55 mm (2 1/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. [No Reserve]

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Glass Bottle

£5

Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Animal: Circa 2nd century B.C. With a wide hoop supporting a lentoid bezel, intaglio design of a running quadruped with long ear or horn projecting from the head and legs spread out beneath the body. 2.94

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Animal

£5

Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet Pair: Circa 1st millennium B.C. Comprising two penannular bracelets with ribbed bodies expanding at the centre. 40.2 grams total, 55 mm each (2 1/8 in.). UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet Pair

£5

Abbasid Miniature Glass Perfume Vessel: 9th-11th century A.D. Bulbous body with incuse crescents, flared neck; iridescent surface. 7.6 grams, 29 mm (1 1/8 in.). From a 1980s UK collection. Property of an London antiquarian. [No

Jun 06, 2024Abbasid Miniature Glass Perfume Vessel

£5

Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Bead Necklace String: Circa 4th millennium B.C. Composed of restrung discoid beads. 29 grams, 45 cm long (17 3/4 in.). UK gallery, early 2000s. [No Reserve]

Jun 06, 2024Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Bead Necklace String

£5

Chalcolithic Terracotta Female Figure: 3rd millennium B.C. Modelled in the round kneeling female figure with hands placed on the hips, applied breasts and hair, pinched facial features, impressed eyes and detailing to the collars; flared

Jun 06, 2024Chalcolithic Terracotta Female Figure

£5

Luristan Decorated Bronze Bracelet: 13th-7th century B.C. Penannular round-section shank with integral bulbs to the outer edge. 28.4 grams, 69 mm (2 3/4 in.). From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s. [No

Jun 06, 2024Luristan Decorated Bronze Bracelet

£5

Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figure and Horses: 1st millennium B.C. With frieze depicting a kilted male figure facing two horses, with stars and other items in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near

Jun 06, 2024Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figure and Horses

£5

Western Asiatic Mixed Stone Bead Necklace: 1st millennium B.C. and later. Restrung designer necklace with tubular, oblate and other beads. 23.5 grams, 36 cm (14 1/8 in.). Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK,

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Mixed Stone Bead Necklace

£5

Western Asiatic Mixed Stone Bead Necklace: 1st millennium B.C. and later. Restrung designer necklace with tubular, oblate and other beads, the centrepiece formed of six shell bracelet sections. 45.3 grams, 34 cm (13 3/8 in.). Acquired on

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Mixed Stone Bead Necklace

£5

Western Asiatic Ancient Bead and Gold Element Necklace: 1st millennium B.C. and later. A restrung designer necklace comprising carnelian tubular beads, gold annular spacers, granulated collars, carnelian, turquoise, agate and other dangles; on a later old

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Ancient Bead and Gold Element Necklace

£600

Jun 06, 2024Holy Land Terracotta Juglet

£5

Urartu Alabaster Stamp Seal: 8th-7th century B.C. Bifacial round seal with mythical creatures, likely winged ibexes; pierced hole for suspension. Cf. for the iconography Sass, B., Uehlinger, C., Studies in the iconography of

Jun 06, 2024Urartu Alabaster Stamp Seal

£90

Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene: Late 3rd millennium B.C. Haematite with a bearded male figure wearing a kilt and cap, in front a bearded male deity wearing a kilt and horned cap, holding a sceptre and standing on a reclining male

Jun 06, 2024Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene

£15

Recommended Items

Western Asiatic Magical Aramaic Plaque Pendant: Circa 2nd-8th century A.D. Square pendant with integral loop, ropework border and header, grid with numerical notation. 13.9 grams, 38 mm (1 1/2 in.). From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on t

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Magical Aramaic Plaque Pendant

£90

Western Asiatic Silver Mount Pair: Circa 1st millennium B.C. Comprising two rectangular-section penannular shanks with applied pellet clusters and incised herringbone lines. 12.4 grams total, 26-27 mm (1 in.). UK private collection bef

Jun 05, 2024Western Asiatic Silver Mount Pair

£5

Western Asiatic Silver Earring Pair: Circa 1st millennium B.C. Comprising two hoop earrings with hollow-form beads, each bead embellished with filigree. 4.13 grams total, 23-32 mm (7/8 - 1 1/4 in.). UK private collection before 2000. On

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Silver Earring Pair

£5

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Animal

£5

Western Asiatic Silver Lion Bracelet Terminal Head: Late 1st millennium B.C. Stylised rectangular lion-head with pointillé texture, segmented facial features. 18.6 grams, 25 mm (1 in.). with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Silver Lion Bracelet Terminal Head

£130

Western Asiatic Silver Child's Bracelet Group: 1st millennium B.C. Comprising three bracelets: one annular with overlapping finials coiled around the shank on opposite sides; two coiled bracelet sections with a carnelian bead to one end. 20.9 gram

Jun 05, 2024Western Asiatic Silver Child's Bracelet Group

£5

Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet with Lion Head Terminals Holding a Menorah: Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D. Uncleaned, composed of two decoratively twisted hoops, terminals formed as two facing lion (or lioness) heads supporting the bezel, a twisted roundel, in their mouths, centr

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet with Lion Head Terminals Holding a Menorah

£650

An Attic Red-Figured Column Krater: An Attic Red-Figured Column Krater Attributed to the Manner of the Pan Painter, Circa 500-450 B.C. Height 10 3/8 inches (26.35 cm), The Estate of Marianne Mantell (1929-2023), Princeton, New Jersey Pr

May 23, 2024An Attic Red-Figured Column Krater

$6,000

Western Asiatic Decorated Silver Pin: 3rd century B.C.-2nd century A.D. With triangular body, comprising a central rosette and herringbone borders; stem of the pin at the apex, rectangular panel above and S-curved securing loop. 17.5 gram

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Decorated Silver Pin

£5

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Terracotta Cup with Cuneiform Inscription

£5

Western Asiatic Terracotta Winged God with Cuneiform Inscription to the Wing and Back: 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Hollow-formed with socket to the underside, aviform figure with detailed beak, wings folded to the sides; impressed cuneiform inscription to right wing and rear of body; repair

Jun 05, 2024Western Asiatic Terracotta Winged God with Cuneiform Inscription to the Wing and Back

£360

Western Asiatic Inscribed Lead Document Bulla: Circa 8th-9th century A.D. Discoid with two line inscription to both sides. 10 grams, 21 mm (3/4 in.). From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. [No Reserve]

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Inscribed Lead Document Bulla

£5

Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Ring Group: Late 1st millennium A.D. Comprising four rings with decorative bezels, each with an inscription. 16.5 grams total, 19-21 mm (3/4 in.). UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Ring Group

£5

Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal Group: 1st-14th century A,D. Comprising two seal matrices: one with a slender looped shank, intaglio design of a standing stylised bird next to a frond, a smaller bird above; the other with a balustered shan

Jun 05, 2024Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal Group

£5

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Kernos: 1st millennium B.C. Three drum-shaped ceramic vessels each with a flared rim and flat underside, connected by spurs at the equator; painted linear motifs to the mouths, shoulders and sidewalls. Cf. si

Jun 06, 2024Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Kernos

£5