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LOT 1377
Sasanian Green Jasper Stamp Seal with a Bust and Pahlavi Inscription
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.73 grams, 19 mm).
Plano-convex in section with intaglio facing bust of a male with centre-parted hair and forked beard, name of the owner in Pahlavi script to the border.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1377
Sasanian Green Jasper Stamp Seal with a Bust and Pahlavi Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
Including oblate, barrel-shaped and other types. 4.99 grams total, 2-9 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Elamite Bull-Head Black Seal with Hunting Scene
Susa II, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Carved and polished in the form of a bird (or facing bull's head) with drilled eyes; reverse with incised hunting scene of a central bowman with weapon raised and two gazelles fleeing in opposite directions; with old collector's catalogue slip. 41.9 grams, 66 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Tubular Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising twelve tubular beads with applied granules, two formed of interlocking spheres, and one barrel-shaped with concave sides. 4.67 grams total, 3-7 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
