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LOT 1674
Sasanian Orange Agate Stamp Seal
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (13.13 grams, 27.18 mm).
With incuse profile bearded portrait bust between stars. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising: frieze of a standing figure with rearing animals; winged beast facing a figure with pelletted headdress holding the hind leg of an ibex; figure with a staff facing towards a fleeing ibex, gryphon to his rear; row of running ibexes; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.9 grams total, 12.3-21.08 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Sasanian Orange Agate Stamp Seal
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With incuse profile bearded portrait bust between stars. 13.13 grams, 27.18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Teardrop Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a hollow-form teardrop-shaped pendant suspended from a chain with a later gold-coloured loop. 0.55 grams, 26 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.