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LOT 1553
Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Sphinx
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.19 grams, 13 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse profile figure of a sphinx crouching with the legs folded beneath the body; 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 1553
Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Sphinx
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of oblate and other beads, restrung. 20.78 grams, 44 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Pink Marble Amuletic Stamp Seal with Feet
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section with incised motif of feet; edge chipped. 4.61 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Heavy Luristan Bronze Axehead
8th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a triangular blade with curved edge, lentoid socket, square butt with striking face. 1.38 kg, 20 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
