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LOT 0870
Sassanian Eagle Gemstone
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.46 grams, 10 mm).
Carnelian eagle standing with wings folded, neck extended; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.
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LOT 0870
Sassanian Eagle Gemstone
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene and Inscription
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With frieze depicting a seated figure holding up a vessel in one extended hand, star and crescent above; before him, a facing figure in fringed robe and another in flounced robe with hands raised; two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.23 grams, 17 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Lamp Stand
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Hollow-formed with openwork bulb to each end and narrow columnar shaft; discoid platter with raised rim; tripod base with dome and low-relief scrollwork. 4.25 kg, 61.5 cm high
From a family collection formed in the 1970s-1980s. From the Inglismaldie Castle estate, Angus, Scotland, by descent to the current owner. -
Jemdet Nasr Recumbent Bull Amulet
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
Carved stone modelled in the round recumbent bull with collar to the neck, legs folded beneath the body, drilled at the shoulder; supplied with a custom-made stand. 15.57 grams total, bull: 36 mm long
Acquired prior to 1970. Ex collection Thétis, Geneva, Switzerland. with Christie ́s London, 25 October 2012, Lot 143 [Part]. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate number 6962.WW, dated 20 June 2013. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
