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LOT 1426
Large Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (16.25 grams, 26.35 mm).
With inscribed geometric design to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Sumerian Stone Statue Fragment
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Carved in the round figure of a lion crouching on its haunches, with neck arched and forepaws resting on the spine (upper edge) of an animal placed perpendicular to the lion's head biting into its flesh; the D-shaped face with teardrop-shaped sockets for the eyes, button nose, small triangular ears; the prey with legs folded beneath the body, head turned along the lion's mane and left shoulder, with small protrusive horn and ear, oval socket for the eye; integral base with rounded lateral edges, fracture at each end. 340 grams, 85 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An oval intaglio with a two-line inscription and floral motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.85 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Coral-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising mainly oblate beads, restrung. 92.6 grams, 48 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
