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LOT 1390
Sasanian Stone Seal with Animal
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (5.04 grams, 19 mm).
Domed body with transverse piercing, the underside with a deeply engraved image of a stylised standing animal with long ears and erect tail; supplied with museum-quality impressions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Hardstone Scaraboid Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Domed body with incised circumferential band above the rim, underside with a stylised quadruped and star-like motifs. 5.17 grams, 20 mm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Rings with Calligraphic Gemstones
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Comprising four rings set with engraved carnelian gemstones and two rings with openwork hoops. 45.8 grams total, 22-30 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
West Central Asian Bronze Chess Piece Type Seal Matrix with Interlocking Design
Circa 2200-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face and tall handle; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 19 x 18 x 34 mm. This was originally round, with flat face and slightly convex back on which is mounted a tall stalk handle with ridges around it and an oval loop on the top. The design, done in raised lines, consists of two interlocking pairs of strokes, each with a curve in it, and some short strokes act as fillers. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2200-1800 B.C. About two thirds of the rim are now missing, and the handle is worn down, but a fair amount remains and is in good condition.' 9.76 grams, 23 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered T-849, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
