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LOT 1836
Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Gryphon
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.4 grams, 20 mm).
Ellipsoid plaque with incuse gryphon crouching with wings spread; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1836
Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Gryphon
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Amlash Bronze Lion Protome
8th-6th centuries B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled in the round and hollow to the reverse with segmented collar, ribbing to the muzzle and fur texture to the cheeks, mouth with parted lips and fangs exposed; swept ears and lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 523 grams total, lion: 67.7 mm long
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s-2000s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Stone Amuletic Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including fusiform and other types with running beast, gryphon, and other motifs; three supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.97 grams total, 16-21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Kutahya Glazed Terracotta Vessel Stand
Turkiye, circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Of octagonal form, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue, green, red, black and yellow, a central stylised flower motif at the top flanked by four holes leading to tubular supports, the outer face with eight keyhole archways surrounded by painted decoration. 791 grams, 15 cm wide
From an old Bath, UK, collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
