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LOT 1859
Sasanian Dark Green Stone Stamp Seal with Bust
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.23 grams, 12 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse profile bust waring helmet and tunic; pellets 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 1859
Sasanian Dark Green Stone Stamp Seal with Bust
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet, Letter by Aradmu [Irmu/Aradngu] to King Shulgi about Appilasha
Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2095-2047 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
A lentoid-section clay tablet, roughly rectangular in plan with Aradmu text to Sulgi to both faces. 166 grams, 89 mm
with Mrs Audrey Davies, Astarte Gallery, London, where acquired in 1985. Private collection, Montreal, Canada. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note by Prof. W.G.Lambert. Accompanied by a five-page cataloguing report. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13428-259929.
Shulgi (21st century B.C.) was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Based on available documentation, he appears to be one of the most significant figures in Sumerian history. -
Bactrian Triangular-Shaped Steatite Seal with Three Faces
Circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With three faces: one with a ribbed body of a serpent, one with an 'X' motif, one with a kneeling human figure; pierced vertically. 7.92 grams, 23 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Black Calligraphic Gemstone
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with median line of Kufic script. 0.4 grams, 9 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
