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LOT 1366
Eastern Sasanian Engraved Chalcedony Stamp Seal
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (12.3 grams, 23 mm).
Plano-convex seal pierced through the body, the underside with a stylised figure.
ProvenanceEx private French collection of Mr M., 1980s.
UK private collection, acquired in London art market in the 2000s.
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LOT 1366
Eastern Sasanian Engraved Chalcedony Stamp Seal
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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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a steatite seal with three figures to the right offering to a deity on a throne, filler motifs including a sun disc; a light green soapstone with a stylised eagle or a winged sun disc; a red jasper seal with four people in varied clothing; a steatite seal with two gazelles back to back, and a tree as a filler motif; a hematite seal with a stag looking back, fish and other motifs; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 21 grams total, 14-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.33, 35, 40, 66 & 77. -
Neo Assyrian Bronze Pazuzu Head Pendant
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £81
Drum-shaped with addorsed grotesque masks beneath a sturdy loop. 14 grams, 23.5 mm
From a collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1980s. -
Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Deity
Circa 2500-1800 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A small seal with a deity on a throne, two worshippers before and a star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.83 grams, 10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.30.
