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LOT 1501
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Winged Figure
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (9.83 grams, 22.55 mm).
With linear design of a winged figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Neo-Assyrian Banded Calcite Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
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Cylinder seal mounted on a card backing with wooden edging; plaster impression; old collector's handwritten notes '40. Néo Assyrien 9°-7° siècle Av.J.C. Calcedoine. Thème du maître des animaux saisissant deux bouquetins. Au centre de la ronde des animaux se tient un griffon ailé. Dans le champ, étoile d'Ishtar. Derrière le héros se dresse un lion qui s'apprête à saisir un bouquetin cabré.' (40. Neo-Assyrian. 9th-7th century BC. Theme of the master of animals seizing two ibexes. In the centre of the circle of animals stands a winged gryphon. In the field, the star of Ishtar. Behind the hero appears a lion who prepares to seize a rearing ibex.); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 31 grams total, seal: 24 mm
Antonovitch Gallery, Paris, 1978. Chesnes Gallery, Lyon, 1982. Acquired at Drouot, Paris, 2022. Private collection, London, UK.