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LOT 1582
Sasanian Haematite Stamp Seal with Recumbent Antelope
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.8 grams, 13 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with an incuse motif of an antelope 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 1582
Sasanian Haematite Stamp Seal with Recumbent Antelope
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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Large Bactrian Blue Glass Intaglio with Portrait
4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse profile bust wearing a diadem in the thick curly hair; repaired. 3.75 grams, 34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Urartu Bull-Headed Bronze Cauldron Applique
8th century B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,333
Formed as D-shaped wings and a tail with low-relief feather detailing and holes to accept rivets; central head and neck of a bull with prominent horns, bands of curly hair to the plate and throat, large scaphoid eyes, incised contour detailing to muzzle, socket to reverse. 437 grams, 13.4 cm
From the warehouse of Lane Hope Ltd, London, UK, 1980s (company dissolved December 1991). Private collection, UK; anonymous sale, Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 206, 20 June 2012, no.85 (Part). European private collection, acquired from the above. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.6210.AM. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12696-234610.
The fitting would have formed part of a group of four around the rim of a large bronze cauldron. Urartu was centred in eastern Anatolia, around Lake Van; the capital, Tushpa, was located on the eastern shore, situated on a high and elongated rock outcrop. Most sites boasted a well-built temple situated at the highest point, as well as a number of large storage rooms containing rows of large vessels for storing oil and grains, and massive, well-built fortification walls. -
Sumerian Terracotta Foundation Cone From Lagash
Circa 2100 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £1,100
With domed upper face, conical body; incised vertical lines dividing the surface into segments, each with impressed cuneiform text. 141 grams, 12.1 cm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
