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LOT 1491
Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Zebu
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.86 grams, 12.36 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse standing zebu motif, band of pellets above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Late Hittite Shoe-Shaped Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Hollow-formed shoe-shaped jug with rolled rim to the ankle, tab with hole for thong and stopper; welt-line to upper face and around sole. 585 grams, 23 cm
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13226-249313.
These upturned shoes are characteristic of the whole Hittite era. They are attested until the Late Hittite age. This kind of footwear appears later in the Aegean area, probably due to the influence of Anatolian fashion on Bronze Age Greek culture. It may have been the case that the Akkiyawa (Achaeans) living on the western coast of Anatolia adopted such items (as many others) from the Anatolian Indo-Europeans and exported them to the Greek lands, with the first examples attested in Greece only around the 14th century BC. -
Judaean Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp
Circa 1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Discoid body with broad stub nozzle, lug handle, low-relief running tendrils to the shoulder. 51 grams, 91 mm
From a collection of lamps from a late Scottish gentleman, 1970-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Red Agate Cylinder Seal with Gryphons
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Frieze with two rearing gryphons flanking a vertical column, a third crouching gryphon between them; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.44 grams, 20.8 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
