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LOT 1267
Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Pouring Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/8 in. (437 grams, 18 cm wide).
Bulbous body with a narrow foot, an everted rim and a U-shaped spout, the body with bands of densely arranged herringbone decoration.
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1267
Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Pouring Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Post Sasanian Silver Footed Dish with 'Tamga'
Circa 8th-10th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Discoid footed dish with raised rim, central tondo with parcel-gilt ring and 'tamga' motif. 466 grams, 22 cm
Private collection, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13029-247330.
During the Sasanian Empire, the North Iranian ‘tamgas’ became ‘Neshan’ or seals and heraldic symbols of nobility and military personnel, worn on their dress, horses, standards and personal belongings like this vessel. This characteristic continued during the early Muslim domination. Among the Neshan published by Christensen, one particular ‘tamga’, related to an unknown Sasanian clan, recalls exactly half of the one impressed on the present example (Farrokh, 2005, p.23 no.5). -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £162
Pierced tapering handle to reverse, billeted border enclosing profile standing bull and legend in Indus Valley script. 21.1 grams, 28 mm
From the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Seljuk period, 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of two lines of Naskh text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.44 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
