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LOT 1801
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Sphinx
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (1.57 grams, 11 mm).
D-shaped in profile with incuse image of a sphinx; 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 1801
Sasanian Banded 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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Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal Group
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: irregular oblate type with hatching to underside; irregular D-shaped type with stylised bird motif. 13.4 grams total, 19-21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Akkadian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
Circa 2300-2200 B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Cylinder with standing figures, with restrung red stone bead to each end; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Black Stone, 32 x 20 mm. The design shows a row of five standing figures, the first raising one hand over a stand, the other four holding their hands at the waist. All are dressed in long robes to the legs. This is an Akkadian seal, c. 2300-2200 B.C., from Mesopotamia or south-west Iran. It is in good condition, and is a rare type. The engraving is in a rather crude style, but vigorous. The scene is one of worship'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 22.9 grams total, seal: 32.6 mm
Acquired on the French auction market. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1992. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13465-262418.
In the Akkadian seals parallel to the rendition of personalised might are scenes depicting quite realistic action of a divine or more divine characters. Later seals are often representing processions of attendants, worshippers (like here) or scenes of husbandry. -
Large Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Bowl and Vessel Group
Circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a deep bowl with painted rings to the inner face (repaired); cup with a slightly waisted profile (repaired); vase with bulbous median section, flared rim, painted rings and other ornament. 1.47 kg total, 9.3-27 cm
The vase ex Abelita family collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. The vase accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
