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LOT 0229
Sasanian Blue Chalcedony Gemstone with Animal in Gold Ring
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.95 grams, 25.63 mm overall, 18.29 x 18.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
An oval grey-blue intaglio featuring a reclining antelope, set in a later hollow-form gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 0229
Sasanian Blue Chalcedony Gemstone with Animal in Gold Ring
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of irregular beads interspersed with small spherical glass beads; restrung. 18.7 grams, 40.5 cm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead and Pendant Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of graduated mixed beads with a large discoid pendant, restrung. 57 grams, 34.5 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a black stone stamp seal with integral loop and hatched decoration on the underside; a fragment of a white stone seal showing the frontal part of an advancing ibex; a grey stone bead formed as a stylised bird; a red and light-green rectangular amulet pierced through the upper edge. 11.98 grams total, 15-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.