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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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Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Squat jar with broad base, and shoulder, short neck and everted rim. 983 grams, 14.5 cm wide
From a collection formed before 1990. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. 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. -
Sasanian Stamp Seal with Intaglio Depicting a Bull
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising: carnelian stamp seal with crouching ram motif, ellipsoid intaglio with standing bull. 8.07 grams total, 11-22 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. 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.
