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LOT 1316
Achaemenid Grey Stone Cylinder Seal Pendant with Gryphon and Ibex
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (17.58 grams, 40 mm).
Frieze with rampant winged gryphon in profile, rearing to attack an ibex with bowed head, one foreleg raised, starburst above, ruled borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar figures of gryphons on seals, Von Der Osten, H.H., 'The Ancient Seals from the Near East in the Metropolitan Museum: Old and Middle Persian Seals' in The Art Bulletin, Vol.13, no.2, June 1931, pp.221-241, figs.74-76.
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LOT 1316
Achaemenid Grey Stone Cylinder Seal Pendant with Gryphon and Ibex
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Collection
Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
Mixed group of items, including arrowheads, a dagger blade, a beast-headed implement, a medical spoon and others. 192 grams total, 6.4-19.1 cm
Acquiredon the London, UK, art market, 1990s onwards. -
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed mainly of oblate and biconical beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. 11.4 grams, 32 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Kneeling Priest with Sacred Ram Statuette
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Diorama on a L-shaped base depicting a ram standing with a shackle to one foreleg attached to a stub pillar, bowl by the forelegs, kneeling kilted male to the side with a pot on his lap, hands clasped, mouth open; attachment lugs to the underside. 155 grams, 58 mm wide
Property of a London gentleman; in the family collection since the 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13311-258232.
According to some scholars, the ram should be considered a symbol of farreh, an important Iranian concept sometimes translated as ‘glory’ or ‘charisma’ that mythical kings needed to rule and heroes to defeat their enemies.
