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LOT 1290
Mughal Jade Plaque with Inscription
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (16.3 grams, 49 mm).
Oval plaque engraved with a central inscribed medallion flanked by a floral wreath. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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Western Asiatic and Other Ancient Gold Beads
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Eastern Sasanian Engraved Chalcedony Stamp Seal
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Plano-convex seal pierced through the body, the underside with a stylised figure. 12.3 grams, 23 mm
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: frieze of standing figure and winged opponent, cracked and repaired; frieze with faravahar above a hearth, standing figures, top partly absent; linear representation of oxen in a field with band of concentric lozenges (river?); advancing ibexes with ladder motif above; bilinear zigzags with interstitial bosses; four supplied with a museum-quality impression. 46.7 grams total, 18-37 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
