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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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Western Asiatic Bronze Duck Weight
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with an erect head, a small circular socket underneath. 12.1 grams, 27 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising one irregular with a net motif to the underside, one plano-convex with a start motif to the underside; two rectangular with incised geometric motives to both faces. 9.74 grams total, 12-19 mm
From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, U.S.A. From a private collection, acquired in 2006. -
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Rings with Gemstones
20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a large ring with an oval bezel set with an agate gemstone with a four-line inscription; a smaller ring set with an orange carnelian gemstone with an inscription; a ring with a rectangular orange carnelian gemstone with a calligraphic inscription; a ring with a raised rectangular bezel with remains of reddish-brown paste. 48.7 grams total, 22-30 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
