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LOT 0260
Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Collection
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 3/8 in. (124 grams total, 11-36 mm).
Comprising mainly plano-convex types in carnelian and other materials with various symbols and designs, some with Pahlavi legends. [17]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12807-240724.
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.
Cf. for similar seals, Brunner, J., Sasanian Stamp Seals in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1978, items 43,46, 124,134, 1ad, 15, 21, 124, 2bb, 2c, 155ff.
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LOT 0260
Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Collection
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. 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. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Face
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Biconvex in profile with high strap handle and scooped mouth; applied anthropomorphic detail. 203 grams, 99 mm high
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. 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. -
Graeco-Persian Bronze Bowl
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Broad with a slightly everted rim. 389 grams, 21.3 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000. 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.
