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LOT 0233
Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (3.47 grams, 45 mm).
Ovoid in plan with loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders.
ProvenanceAcquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent.
Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0233
Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Cushion-shaped, tabular bead with creamy inclusions; very rare. 44 grams, 55 mm
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Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Plano-convex in profile with gusset to the rim; underside: central panel with geometric design, hieroglyphic text to the border; obverse: central tondo with hieroglyphs, beaded ring and geometric border; transverse piercing; an important piece. 13.4 grams, 23 mm
From a London, UK, private collection.
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Khandjar Type Iron Dagger
19th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
The lentoid-section blade curved with a narrow point, the hilt comprising a wooden grip with reserved and hatched median collar; heart-shaped pommel; decorative iron studs. 119 grams, 32.5 cm
Acquired in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
