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LOT 1912
Sasanian Agate and Bronze Stamp Seal Collection
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (11.5 grams total, 12-14 mm).
Comprising mainly D-shaped seals in a variety of materials with designs including a tamga, advancing beast, and other motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1912
Sasanian Agate and Bronze Stamp Seal Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Fatimid Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
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Opening Bid: £500
Choker-length necklace composed of tabular collared beads with three metal beads, restrung and with a modern magnetic closure. 105 grams, 36 cm
Mehdi Mahboubian Gallery, New York, 1970s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Qaznavid Bronze Bowl
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hemispherical type with scoured external surface. 508 grams, 20.7 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Griffins
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With frieze depicting a pair of griffins in profile with human heads, long wings, one with scorpion and one with fish tail; star and crescent moon to the top. 7.27 grams, 28 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.