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LOT 1930
Sasanian Grey Stone Stamp Seal with Stag
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.24 grams, 14 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse motif to underside, stag resting with legs folded beneath the body; 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 1930
Sasanian Grey Stone Stamp Seal with Stag
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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Western Asiatic Bronze Frog Weight
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with an erect head and bulbous eyes. 9.84 grams, 25 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Collection
3rd millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Comprising: a yellow agate seal showing some banding on one side, a kneeling warrior holding a spear in his raised hand, pointing it towards an object(?) lying on the floor; a pink stone seal with a drilled design; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 27.4 grams total, 17-25 mm
Orange cylinder seal: Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 1957 from Spink, London (Dahn's list no.199B). Yellow cylinder seal: Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 07 January 1957 from Spink, London (Dahn's list no.175); -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With broad base and deep everted sidewall, incised concentric rings to the inner face. 221 grams, 19 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
