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LOT 1674
Bactrian Triangular-Shaped Steatite Seal with Three Faces
CIRCA 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (7.92 grams, 23 mm).
With three faces: one with a ribbed body of a serpent, one with an 'X' motif, one with a kneeling human figure; pierced vertically. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1674
Bactrian Triangular-Shaped Steatite Seal with Three Faces
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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Luristan Bronze Decorated Conical Vessel
Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical in profile with three horizontal bands: vertical ribs above and slashes below. 616 grams, 17.5 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Sasanian Moss Agate Stamp Seal with Flower
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Annular type with incuse motif of a tulip between two corrugated cups; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.4 grams, 24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Roughly rectangular section with faint remains of impressed text. 11.46 grams, 35 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
