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LOT 1903
Sasanian and Other Stone Intaglio Collection
2ND-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (1.07 grams total, 9-11 mm).
Comprising: a lapis lazuli intaglio with a standing stylised animal, an inscription above; an orange jasper intaglio with a leaping lion; a translucent agate intaglio with a butting bull. [3]
ProvenanceLion gemstone: with Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Munich, Auction 252/253, 25 September 2017, no.1585.
Bull gemstone: ex Bavarian Collection, 1965-2010.
Thereafter, Gorny & Mosch Auction 223, 26 June 2014, no.1126.
Animal gemstone: with Bonhams London, 1 May 2008, no.309.
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LOT 1903
Sasanian and Other Stone Intaglio Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£180 (EUR 209; USD 243) ‡+BP*
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South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Man
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,650
Oval face with pointed chin, stippled beard and elongated ears; incised eyebrows above large almond-shaped eyes, protruding nose and mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand; with old label reading 'N 3268'. 903 grams total, 18.6 cm including stand
Ex Laurin, Guilloux, Buffetaud et Tailleur, Paris, 20 May 1987, no.389. with Tajan Auction, Paris, 28 March 2003, no.192. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13537-263100.
Within southern Arabia, the ancient tradition of carving beautiful funerary sculptures from alabaster was long-lasting. The eyes and eyebrows of these stone sculptures were usually inlaid or highlighted with red or black pigment. -
Neo-Babylonian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Figure
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tongue-shaped type, lentoid in section with wheel-cut figure to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.02 grams, 21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Pendant Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including trellis, standing figure, leaping stag and other designs. 19.6 grams total, 17-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
