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Old Babylonian Gold Frog Amulet
2000-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
The frog modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, pierced at the middle. 0.45 grams, 7 mm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1999. Private collection, Europe. -
Old Babylonian Gold Frog Amulet
2000-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
The frog modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, pierced at the middle. 0.34 grams, 6 mm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1999. Private collection, Europe. -
Sassanian Rock Crystal Jewish Stamp Seal
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
Plano-convex in profile with longitudinal ribbing to the upper face, lulav and etrog symbols inside an epigraphic border with legend 'Huna bar Barna' (Huna son of Barna); with three separate impressions of the seal. 6.81 grams, 18 mm
London family collection, 1979. with Christie's, London. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report by Professor Shaul Shaked, August 1999. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12427-226887. -
Sassanian Chalcedony Magical Seal with Figures
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Plano-convex in profile with incuse scene of two horsemen each with an arm raised supporting a segmented banner; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 16.3 grams, 24 mm
UK private collection, 1980-1983. Private collection, London. -
Sassanian Red Jasper Seal
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Plano-convex in profile with intaglio motif of a winged gryphon with profile crowned head, text to the border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.97 grams, 18 mm
UK private collection, 1980 to 1983. Private collection, London, UK. -
Eastern Levant Zoomorphic AE Shekel Weight
Bronze to Iron II Age, circa 12th-6th centuries B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
In the form of a horse reclining; inscription in Paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician engraved on base: ŠQL QRQR ('Shekel of Karkor?). 18.53 grams, 39 x 19 x 11mm
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, E Sale 564, lot 1302. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12428-226549. -
Sassanian Deep Blue Cut-Glass Bowl
Central Asia, 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
Drum-shaped with two rows of discoid plaques to the sidewall and another to the underside. 387 grams, 13 cm (1.37 kg total, 23.5 x 23.5 x 13 cm including box)
with Kojiro Ishiguro (1916-1992), Tokyo, in 1978-1979. Private collection, Japan. Ex Gallery Mari by February 2004. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12429-225439. -
Sassanian Black Stone Fragment with Hunting and Battle Scenes
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising: rectangular plaque and stepped finial; the plaque with beaded border and hatched inner band framing figural scenes in two registers; finial with horseman aiming his bow while galloping forwards, dead animals at his horse's hooves; underside segmented. 50.3 grams, 70 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. 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. -
Sassanian Silver Boat-Shaped Vessel with Elaborate Bird
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
With repoussé design of a perching regardant bird of prey within a beaded border. 227 grams, 24 cm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12430-225767. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Stand with Animal Feet
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,015
Hollow-formed with openwork columnar shaft and low-relief calligraphic bands, bulb to each end; broad discoid platter with raised rim; tripod base with low-relief knotwork to the dome and crouching animal to each foot. 3.25 kg, 64 cm
Acquired in Iran, 1960s-1970s. Kept in the UK since 1981. Private collection, London, UK. -
Persian Religious Manuscript Gifted on Behalf of Judge Qazi Mohammad
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Bound paper manuscript with text in Farsi script, the pages with applied stiff paper edges and binding; mainly set out in three blue-ink ruled columns with text in black ink and headings in red, or as a larger block spanning all three columns with text in a more expansive hand; some marginal notations, numerals, etc.; library binding with olive-green leather covers, decorative tooling and stamped arabesque ornament picked out in red-brown, red spine; the text with inter alia references to Moses, Mount Sinai, Mullana Rummy and Abu Ali Sina; some pages stamped with the matrix of the person who donated this manuscript to a religious centre. 821 grams, 23.4 x 17.5 cm
Private Norfolk collection, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Garnet-Set Gold Pendant Element
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Lozenge-shaped and of box construction, the central field set with nine garnets within raised frames set, the base with wire and chain work, the four corners set with facetted spherical terminals, four suspension loops between each terminal. 11.3 grams, 59 mm
From a private family collection formed in the 1970s.