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LOT 1405
Sasanian Clay Bulla From a Sealed Document with Hand Impression
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (19.67 grams, 38 mm).
Plano-convex terracotta disc with seal-impression of Pahlavi / Middle Persian insription, around blessing hand with three fingers raised and the index finger and thumb touching. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Europe.
This clay bulls was attached to a document or a contract with the help of a string.
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LOT 1405
Sasanian Clay Bulla From a Sealed Document with Hand Impression
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Post Sasanian Silver Footed Dish with 'Tamga'
Circa 8th-10th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Discoid footed dish with raised rim, central tondo with parcel-gilt ring and 'tamga' motif. 466 grams, 22 cm
Private collection, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13029-247330.
During the Sasanian Empire, the North Iranian ‘tamgas’ became ‘Neshan’ or seals and heraldic symbols of nobility and military personnel, worn on their dress, horses, standards and personal belongings like this vessel. This characteristic also continued during the early Muslim domination. Among the Neshan published by Christensen, one particular ‘tamga’, related to an unknown Sasanian clan, recalls exactly half of the one impressed on the present example (Farrokh, 2005, p.23 no.5). -
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Western Asiatic Sword Chape of a Lion
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Modelled as a hollow tubular tappering shaft supporting flat triangular finial with applied reclining lion figure. 132 grams, 83 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Amlash Pottery Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Fusiform in profile with deep spout to the rim; two lateral strap handles. 391 grams, 15.5 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
