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LOT 1735
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Wolf
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.85 grams, 24.10 mm).
With possibly later frieze of an advancing wolf beneath a crescent moon [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection
Circa 700-600 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Each carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine. 6.67 grams total, 17-22 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1990s. Private European collection, acquired from the above in 2001. -
Neo-Babylonian Stone Scaraboid with Winged Beast
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Domed upper body and underside with a winged figure. 1.67 grams, 14 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Neo-Babylonian Carnelian Frog Amulet
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round crouching on a rectangular base. 2.38 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
