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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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Opening Bid: £1,000
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Trapezoidal rock crystal seal pierced at the apex, with re-engraved intaglio advancing winged gryphon; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.3 grams, 21 mm
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung designer necklace with spherical and other graduated beads, centrepiece an ovoid glass pendant with hatched detailing. 17.1 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
