Sold2022A WESTERN ASIATIC ELAMITE AMULET LIMESTONE WITH LION SEATED, CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.An Elamite amulet made from limestone in the form of a reclining mythical lion, with head facing upwards open mouth. Very good condition. Provenance: Purchased from Nottinghamshire Antique fair beforeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group2nd-1st millennium BC. A group of three cylinder seals comprising: one in orange limestone depicting a king shooting a lion; one in black agate with cuneiform text; one in olive green hardstone. 21 grSee Sold Price
Sold2022WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SEATED FIGURE, CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.A cast bronze figure, probably representing Bactrian(?), modelled as a seated figure with legs, arms held out from the body and bent upwards at the elbow, small monkey(?) with it's tail on back. FineSee Sold Price
Sold2018Western Asiatic Large Elamite Statuette2nd-1st millennium BC or later. A bronze figurine of a standing male wearing kilt, belt and headdress. See Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the IndSee Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Tortoise Amulet2nd-1st millennium BC. A carved rock crystal amuletic bead of a tortoise with head raised, pierced longitudinally. 2.8 grams, 15.5mm (1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK arSee Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Cicada Amulet1st millennium BC. A carved limestone pendant of a cicada in flight with drilled facial features, hatched underside. 5.30 grams, 24mm (1"). From an important French collection formed since the early 1See Sold Price
Sold2023Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene2nd-1st millennium B.C. With broad central piercing, frieze with seated king in a tiered robe facing two robed supplicants, scorpion and goat to the rear. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near eastern CylindSee Sold Price
Sold2023Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene2nd-1st millennium B.C. With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion toSee Sold Price
Sold2023Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene2nd-1st millennium B.C. With incised frieze of a seated figure with hand extended to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, blank panel to the rear. Cf.See Sold Price
Sold2023Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene2nd-1st millennium B.C. With incised frieze of a seated figure extending his hand to a standing figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe and a third holding aSee Sold Price
Sold2023Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna2nd-1st millennium B.C. With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure receiving an offering from a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, coluSee Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group2nd-1st millennium BC. A mixed group of carved stone cylinder seals with geometric detailing composed of carnelian (1), chalcedony (1), and limestone (3"). 25 grams total, 20-30mm (3/4 - 1 1/4"). FromSee Sold Price
Sold2023Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene2nd-1st millennium B.C. With incised frieze of a seated figure in tiered garment facing a standing figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind with arms crossed at the chest, blank space to tSee Sold Price
Sold2024Western Asiatic Jasper Stamp Seal with Contest Scene2nd-1st millennium B.C. With a pierced domed upper face; engraved underside with a knife-wielding man attacking a rearing lion, a mythical long-tailed beast attacking from above with its tail curvingSee Sold Price
Sold2018Western Asiatic Amethyst Cat Amulet1st millennium BC. An amethyst amulet of seated cat with engraved details to the face; pierced through the body for suspension. 2.37 grams, 15mm (1/2"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980See Sold Price
Sold2023Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet CollectionCirca 3rd millennium B.C. Comprising: bull in seated pose, quartz; nesting bird, steatite; crouching frog, serpentine. 7.71 grams total, 16-22 cm (5/8 - 7/8 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a NoSee Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Figures2nd millennium BC. A limestone cylinder seal with frieze depicting a seated figure with rhyton or drinking horn facing a standing figure with staff. 4.52 grams, 28.20mm (1"). From the private collectiSee Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Achaemenid Gold Lion Pendant1st millennium BC. A gold amulet in the form of a roaring lion head made from a single gold sheet; suspension ring to the back. 0.42 grams, 16.6mm (3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted fromSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Western Asiatic Banded Agate Necklace  Length 20 3/8 inches (31.7 cm).A Western Asiatic Banded Agate Necklace  Circa Late 3rd-Early 2nd Millennium B.C. Length 20 3/8 inches (31.7 cm). Provenance: Sarkis & Haddad, Beirut. Private Collection, acquired from the aboveSee Sold Price
Sold2023Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Hunting SceneCirca 2nd millennium B.C. With frieze depicting a figure in ankle-length robe drawing a bow towards fleeing winged animals, serpents below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.11 grams, 17.83See Sold Price
Sold2016Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead with Roaring Lions1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with flaring blade decorated with a crouching lion with hooked axe shape coming out of its mouth; blade is attached to the haft by a lion head; haft decorated withSee Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Sumerian Head Appliqué2nd millennium BC. A hollow-formed bronze male head with aquiline nose and deep eye-sockets (to accept inserts), radiating bands above the brow. 181 grams, 61mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London gentlemaSee Sold Price
Sold2021An Egyptian canopic lid, 2nd - 1st millennium B.C.Lid in the shape of the head of Imset, one of the four sons of Horus. Polychrome-painted Limestone. Rubbed and broken at the bottom. Height 10 cm. Provenance: From an old Austrian collection.ConditionSee Sold Price
Sold2019Western Asiatic Scorpion Weight1st millennium BC. A bronze figurine or weight in the form of a scorpion modelled in the round, the tail curved on its back, flat to the underside. 15.6 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Property of a North LondoSee Sold Price
1 day LeftThousand Planet Auction HouseAn Ancient Bactrian Banded Agate Bead, Circa 2nd-1st Millennium BCE$5
Jun 04TimeLine Auctions Ltd.Western Asiatic Neo-Assyrian Stone Cylinder Seal with Scorpions and Fish£440