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LOT 1682
Sasanian Stamp Seal with Bust
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (14.4 grams, 28 mm).
Annular type with ellipsoid underside, incuse profile bust with interrupted nimbus; 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 1682
Sasanian Stamp Seal with Bust
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Thick fragment with a section of impressed cuneiform text on the obverse. 77.3 grams, 66 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Sasanian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Flower
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With reserved roundels and lozenges to the upper face, flower and leaf motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.74 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Banded Agate Duck Weight
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with its head and neck resting along the spine. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
