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LOT 1617
Sasanian Marbled Agate Stamp Seal with Bird
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (10.02 grams, 22.85 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse motif of a standing bird inside a wreath. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Judaean Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp
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Piriform body with raised rim around the filler hole and volute nozzle, linear decoration to the discus, low basal ring. 51.8 grams, 85 mm
From a collection of lamps from a late Scottish gentleman, 1970-1990s. -
Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carved in the round to take advantage of the banded colouration, pierced vertically through the rump, with eye and ribbed horn detailing. 8.66 grams, 40 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: court scene with seated figure, supplicant, bird in flight and dog; scene with coiled snake, and linear figure; frieze with stylised insect with hexagonal body; combat scene with two rearing gryphons attacking a bull, human attendant to the rear; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 25.5 grams total, 23.6-34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
