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LOT 0923
Sassanian Age Stamp Seal with Scorpion
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (16.6 grams, 27 mm).
Plano-convex in form with drilled centre for suspension; base with intaglio scorpion.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market around 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of an EU gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Composed of a bowl with convex wall, everted rim and splayed foot; painted with a frieze of geometric motifs to the exterior and rim interior; repaired. 1.3 kg, 25 cm wide
Fine condition, base repaired.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery. -
Ghurid Silver Pectoral with Animals
Central Asia, 13th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Featuring curved sides and bottom, scalloped upper edge; median figure in textured hat flanked by two resting camels on a pounced field; applied loop to each upper corner; some old repairs. 90 grams, 17 cm
London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. with Bonhams, London, Islamic & India Art sale, circa 2015, p.45, lot 55. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202353.
Ghurid Dynasty metalwork is poorly represented when compared to the architecture of the period, and the majority of surviving pieces are items of jewellery mostly in Russian museum collections. The sculptural nature of the decoration of this repoussé sheet sets it apart from the more usual output of Iran at this time, recalling the fine silversmithing of the Sasanian period. -
Sumerian Amuletic Composition Calf Figurine
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
Modelled with the legs folded and bound beneath the body, head turned along the flank, slot to the underside. 9.46 grams, 30 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
