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LOT 1230
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with an Ibex
5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (14.9 grams, 26 mm).
Domed body with a large suspension hole to the centre, underside with a reclining ibex, long curving horns extending to the rump. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising a square-section body with two overlapping U-shaped loops above. 94 grams, 48 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With rounded rim undercut to the underside; carinated shoulder; body tapering to the broad base. 800 grams, 13.3 cm wide
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. -
Western Asiatic and Other Bronze Ring Group
2nd-8th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including disc bezel with hatched field, hexagonal bezel with incised legend and other types. 16.11 grams total, 19-22 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.