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LOT 1911
Sasanian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Flower
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (6.74 grams, 17 mm).
With reserved roundels and lozenges to the upper face, flower and leaf motif; 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 1911
Sasanian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Flower
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Ottoman Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat in section and tapering in profile, octagonal in plan; obverse with incised panel of calligraphic nastaliq text. 1.7 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with flared base and applied detailing to the collar, hair and eyes; old collector's card 'Syro-Hittite C.1200 BC Female figurine Considerable red-ochre colour coating remains, rare thus'; heavily restored. 95 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex John L. Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an old handwritten collector's ticket. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circle
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With broad base and deep everted sidewall, incised concentric rings to the inner face below the rim and around the centre. 185 grams, 16.5 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
