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LOT 1664
Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Gryphon
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.45 grams, 13 mm).
Plano-convex type with profile crouching gryphon, billets to the border; 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 1664
Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Gryphon
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
Fragment of a bulla with a horned quadruple animal in profile, a bird in flight and a serpent. 6.78 grams, 31 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Drum-shaped vessel with four integral loops surrounding the base, high shoulder and a narrow tubular neck; decorated with rows of pellets. 347 grams, 93 mm wide
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
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Opening Bid: £5
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Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
