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LOT 1625
Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Collection
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (10 grams total, 12-15 mm).
Comprising four domed seals, each pierced for suspension, three with linear designs, and one with a lioness and a cub; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1625
Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, an Administrative Document
Circa 2000-1700 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Pillow-shaped with lines of dense cuneiform text to flat faces, edges and ends; accompanied by an old handwritten slip: 'Old Babylonian administration document, c.2000-1700 B.C.'. 247 grams, 12.5 cm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an old handwritten note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Sasanian Garnet Gemstone of a Lion
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Plano-convex in section with incuse sleeping lion; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.55 grams, 10 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Collection
Circa 13th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising seven rings, each with a decorative bezel. 36.6 grams total, 22-27 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
