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LOT 1681
Neo-Babylonian Red Agate Stamp Seal with Worshipping Scene and Hebrew Name
CIRCA 700-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (5.15 grams, 19 mm).
Plano-convex pierced through the body; to the underside, a scene comprising two standing male figures in long robes on a platform with crescent, sun and bird symbols between them, below in Hebrew, a personal name 'Ben ya [ ]' possibly for Benyamin (Benjamin); supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate European collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1681
Neo-Babylonian Red Agate Stamp Seal with Worshipping Scene and Hebrew Name
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of graduated mixed beads, including a leaf-shaped bead, restrung. 53.4 grams, 37.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Sasanian Garnet Gemstone of a Lion
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Plano-convex in section with incuse sleeping lion; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.55 grams, 10 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Khorasan Silver Inlaid Brass Tray
Circa 1200 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Rectangular with a central octagonal recess area, engraved and inlaid with silver and brass with inscriptions on a scrolling floral ground interspersed with floral medallions around the border, each corner with palmette design, two rectangular panels bearing inscriptions in elongated kufic on a scrolling floral ground flanking a central medallion bearing lattice motif in the centre. 740 grams, 30.3 x 18.6 cm
Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13548-262859.
