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LOT 1282
Sasanian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Hare
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.53 grams, 21 mm).
Domed in profile and pierced through the body, underside with a reclining hare. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Nottinghamshire collection, UK, 1980s-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1282
Sasanian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Hare
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Amuletic Animal Seal
Uruk Period, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Plano-convex in section with incuse pair of animals to the underside. 7.6 grams, 28.6 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a description by Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Restrung necklace of tubular sheet-silver beads with biconvex and other carnelian interstitial beads; four pendant plaques, each a tongue-shaped panel with repoussé domes, centrepiece a keyhole-shaped plaque with similar domes and pointillé lower edge. 74.2 grams, 47 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Amlash Type Bronze Spearhead
1200-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Tapering leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib developing to a sturdy V-shaped shank, tapering rectangular-section tang. 546 grams, 48 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spear-head classification of Khorasani, mainly from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C.
