Auction 16 Part 2
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Mar 30, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - The Prince Collection sale. Commencing on the 30th of March at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 - 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 1 p.m. GMT. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 24th ? 28th March 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email enquiries@apolloauctions.com or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOT 795:
NEO ASSYRIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL DEPICTING BATTLE
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Sold for: £280
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
361.20
Start price:
£
200
Estimate :
£300 - £600
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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VAT: 20%
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NEO ASSYRIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL DEPICTING BATTLE
Ca. 800 - 650 BC. A stone seal of cylindrical form, perforated longitudinally. The upper section features a chariot scene with a bearded male figure standing in a two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a pair of galloping equids. Trees flank the scene, marked by vertical trunks with radiating branches. Below, the lower band presents human figures and reclining animals bordered by small rosettes. A narrow groove runs horizontally, dividing the two sections.A beautiful red opaque glass patella cup with a wide body and a slightly keeled profile. The rim is broad and flattened, extending outward. The body tapers gently towards a short, outplayed ring foot.Size: 20mm x 10mm; Weight: 5gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Gorny & Mosch, sale 150, 11 July 2006.
