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LOT 1091
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal with Human Figures
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (99 grams, 54 mm).
Formed as three nude male figures each with one hand to the mouth and the other covering the anus; with vertical bar handle and ring finial.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1091
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal with Human Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Sasanian Bronze Capricorn Mount
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including tubular, tabular, annular and other beads in glass, shell, stone and ceramic. 56 grams total, 2-23 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
