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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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1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Two Standing Figures
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Representing a god in short mantle and round cap with upturned brim, holding a mace in his left hand, before him a goddess standing in a horned crown and kaunakes, her hands raised in supplication; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.96 grams, 27 mm
Ex Mr J.K. collection, USA. Acquired from the above, 1997. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12581-232131.
The seals of the First Isin Dynasty were much more varied than those just preceding the Third Dynasty of Ur. Often the chief god - probably Shamash - is standing, and the 'introducing' goddess is facing him, while the worshipper is not pictured. The seals are a mine for the understanding of the old Babylonian costume. The tunic of the female goddess here is made of tufted material that the Greeks called kaunakes, the weave of which imitated the effect of the earlier sheepskin costumes.
