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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 Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Floral Design
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising a wide hoop with curving supports projecting from the shoulders, a thick flower-shaped bezel with an engraved and gilt flower motif. 21.95 grams, 31.96 mm overall, 20.96 x 18.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Glass Scaraboid Stamp Seal Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including advancing lion, leaping stags and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.9 grams total, 11-19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Standing Bull
Sabaean, 3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round with integral rectangular base; of sturdy build with thick shoulders, rump and legs; latticed hair texture to the brow. 1.14 kg, 14 cm wide
Mrs Janssens, Belgium, formed during the 1970s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12980-245246.
In Sabaean religion, the bull signalled strength, fertility, and divine protection, and is often linked by scholarship with the moon-god Almaqah, the principal deity of the kingdom. Small alabaster figures of this type were likely set up as temple offerings or served as fittings within cultic furnishings; flat undersides or discreet mounting points on some examples suggest attachment to a larger ensemble.
