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LOT 1407
Bactrian Bronze Zoomorphic Stamp Seal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (5.02 grams, 28 mm).
Discoid seal with a small loop on the reverse, underside with a horned quadruped standing right, a tall slender tree before the animal and an X-motif above and below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, acquired 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1407
Bactrian Bronze Zoomorphic Stamp Seal
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Khorasan Bronze Cauldron Made by Muhammad Bin Husayn
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £180
With a deep hemispherical bowl and three stub feet, two lateral trapezoidal flanges to the rim, each with an arched handle; similar flange to forward edge with reserved panel of scrolled foliage; to the rear, flange with shallow median socket decorated with scrolled tendrils, two lateral discs each with a star of intersecting triangles; signed by Muhammad Bin Husayn. 5.75 kg, 43.5 cm
with Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.150. Private collection, UK. -
Fatimid Opaque Mosaic Glass Vase
Circa 10th-12th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Comprising a squat, rounded body and tubular neck with a rounded rim, pontil base; dragged swirl motifs in white on a navy blue field; repaired. 242 grams, 15.5 cm
Private collection, UK.
These vessels were core-formed in opaque green manganese, with a flattened spherical body and tall, thin, tapering neck. Such categories of vessels were especially produced in the region of the Fayoum. -
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).
