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LOT 1610
Sasanian White Speckled Cream Stone Stamp Seal with Figure
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.1 grams, 24 mm).
D-shaped in plan with incuse motif to underside of helmeted figure advancing with bow; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1610
Sasanian White Speckled Cream Stone Stamp Seal with Figure
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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Ottoman Engraved Carnelian Bifacial Calligraphic Gemstone
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An oval intaglio with a calligraphic inscription on both sides; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.46 grams, 19 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Marble Gazelle Seal
Circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Plano-convex in section with ellipsoid body, high-relief legs and reversed head; underside with incuse animal motifs. 11.08 grams, 31 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £194
Composed of oblate, biconical and barrel-shaped beads with four granulated beads, restrung with a modern clasp. 56 grams, 52.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
