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LOT 1747
Sasanian Haematite Stamp Seal with Ibex
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (4.46 grams, 11 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse horned quadruped to the underside; 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 1747
Sasanian Haematite Stamp Seal with Ibex
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Sasanian Haematite Stamp Seal with Bird
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-shaped in profile with central piercing, incuse regardant bird to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.58 grams, 10.7 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Sumerian Terracotta Foundation Cone From Lagash
Circa 2100 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £750
Conical in profile with domed top, vertical impressed lines and cuneiform inscription; tip absent. 220 grams, 12 cm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
Votive cones are one type of royal foundation deposit, objects that were buried in the walls and beneath the floors of important buildings during construction to sanctify the site and to create a historical memory of the ruler and his achievements. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Fish Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section and lozengiform in plan with incised ring-and-dot eyes, chevron nose, dorsal panel. 15.5 grams, 49 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
