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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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Western Asiatic Pink Stone Stamp Seal with Offering Scene
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex type with intaglio scene comprising two standing robed figures facing each other on a baseline, their arms extended and hands open; hearth between them at the base, crescent moon above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.3 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Urartu Black Stone Stamp-Cylinder Seal with Recumbent Horned Quadruped
Circa 900-700 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With mythological winged animals, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Stamp-Cylinder Seal of black stone, 25 x 19 mm. Sides: two walking winged horned quadrupeds, a backwards looking horned quadruped. Base: a recumbent horned quadruped. This is from Urartu, the area around lake Van, and dates from c.900-700 B.C. The creatures depicted are typical of Urartian art generally. Save for a chip off the handle, condition fine.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.65 grams, 24.7 mm
Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1987. -
Aramaic Terracotta Magical Incantation Bowl
Circa 4th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With conical body, the inner face bearing the remains of concentric rings of inked magical Aramaic text. 369 grams, 16.9 cm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sasanian period and have been found in the regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as childbirth, illness and evil spirits.
