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LOT 1764
Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Group
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (11.86 grams total, 11-18 mm).
Comprising four stamp seals, each domed and pierced through the body, one with a plain underside, one with an altar, one with a gryphon and one with star motifs; 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 1764
Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Group
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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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Western Asiatic Grey Ware Dipper Cup
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat in profile with broad foot, inturned rim, thick loop handle to rear and pierced suspension lug below the scooped pouring lip. 335 grams, 21.5 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Ring Collection
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Opening Bid: £45
Comprising: a lozenge-shaped ring with a triangular raised extension with serrated edges; a D-section hoop with a raised facetted bezel and a central boss. 4.33 grams total, 21-30 mm
Ex Carl Leonhard Burckhardt-Reinhard (1902-1965), formed since 1922, Egypt. Inherited by his son, Christopher Burckhardt, in 1966, Switzerland. Since then in the possession of his wife, Switzerland.
