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LOT 1479
Elamite Brown Stone Stamp Seal Fragment
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (10.45 grams, 30 mm).
Rectangular type with incuse animal frieze to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Carnelian Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An oval intaglio with a loosely arranged calligraphic inscription. 1.13 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Cappadocian Stone Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
Circa 2000-1900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Frieze including two standing attendants in flounced floor-length robes before a laden table and a seated figure in similar robes, the seated figure drinking from a vessel through a drinking pipe, behind him a stag with a small animal between its legs, a border of pellets above and below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 21.9 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone of an Ibex with Inscription
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £300
Discoid in plan with incuse ibex with the legs folded beneath the body; text in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.42 grams, 11 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
