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LOT 1545
Large Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (16.24 grams, 27.29 mm).
Plano-convex in section with lightly incised grid and geometric markings. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Large Luristan Terracotta Storage Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Squat body with funicular neck and rolled rim, the upper part of the neck with two piercings. 900 grams, 21.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl with Painted Birds
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With a rounded underside and flared rim; painted asterisk to centre, hatched chevrons to mouth with profile birds in the voids; early Iranian workmanship. 298 grams, 16 cm wide
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
An Exceptional Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead with Gold Caps
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Discoid in plan and pierced transversely with D-shaped gold caps to each end; mounted on a custom-made stand. 88 grams total, 84 mm wide including stand
Private collection, acquired on the UK art market, 2000. Private collection, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12877-241681.
