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LOT 1767
Sasanian Garnet Gemstone with Device and Pahlavi Inscription
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY AD.
1/2 in. (1.29 grams, 14 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with a legend of Pahlavi inscription enclosing a stylised geometric device. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a privately held London, UK, collection from the late 1990s.
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LOT 1767
Sasanian Garnet Gemstone with Device and Pahlavi Inscription
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Coiled Gold Bead
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical bead with coiled body and a granulated collars. 0.39 grams, 7 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Torso Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
