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LOT 1328
Sassanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Fish
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (2.81 grams, 17 mm).
D-shaped seal with engraved image of a fish with fin detailing; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Including tubular, fusiform, tabular, biconvex and other types. 193 grams total, 7-32 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Sassanian Tapestry Fragment with Ducks and Horses
7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Rectangular tapestry panel with repeating designs of a circular border with reserved hexagons enclosing the head and neck of an advancing horse in profile, opposed pairs of ducks with curled wings; mounted on a wooden-framed fabric backing. 365 grams, 34.6 x 25.6 cm
Acquired from Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles, London, UK. Property of a North American gallery. -
Neo-Assyrian Stone Grotesque Face Pendant
800-600 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Carved in the round with animal-like features and grimacing expression, drilled eyes and strong eyebrows; pierced through the top of the head and through the mouth; possibly depicting Huwawa. 6.43 grams, 19 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
