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LOT 1592
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Winged Goddess
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (3.5 grams, 17 mm).
D-shaped type with incuse image of a bird goddess beside an altar; 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 1592
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Winged Goddess
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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Large Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Bronze Loop
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With frieze depicting a seated bearded figure holding a cup and an attendant standing behind, a raised altar with an attendant possibly performing a sacrifice, star and crescent moon to the top; drilled longitudinally with a bronze attachment loop to the top; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 22.7 grams, 60 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Candlestick Pair
Circa late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each with a broad flared base, waist with band of roulette detailing, and a stepped socket. 106 grams total, 62-66 mm
From a old Cheshire, UK, oriental collection, acquired 1960s-1970s. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising plano-convex type with linear motif, pyramidal type with hatched quadrants, and club type with hatching. 7.56 grams total, 16-18 mm
From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA. From a private collection acquired in 2006.
