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LOT 1352
Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Antelope
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (1.54 grams, 11 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with intaglio ibex with its legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.
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Khorasan 'Muhammad Bin Husayn' Bronze Cauldron
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a deep hemispherical bowl and three stub feet, two lateral trapezoidal flanges to the rim, each with an arched handle; similar flange to forward edge with reserved panel of scrolled foliage; to the rear, flange with shallow median socket decorated with scrolled tendrils, two lateral discs each with a star of intersecting triangles; signed by Muhammad Bin Husayn. 5.75 kg, 43.5 cm
with Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.150. Private collection, UK. -
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal, Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
A restrung string composed of oblate, barrel-shaped and other beads with irregular clear central feature. 45 grams, 37 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With incuse frieze depicting a presentation scene, two profile figures in flounced robes flanking two standing figures in floor-length garments, one with leg bent and foot resting on a stool, receiving a gift of a small animal from his neighbour; fifth figure to the rear; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.53 grams, 23 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
