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LOT 0865
Sassanian Stag Gemstone
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.47 grams, 11 mm).
Carnelian with intaglio recumbent stag with legs folded beneath the body, within a pelletted border; 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 0865
Sassanian Stag Gemstone
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Artefact Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of bone, stone and ceramic objects: a fragmentary alabastron; a lion head stamp; a possible amulet of axehead form showing carved detailing; bone implement; the lower half of a carved bone figure, and other items. 449 grams total, 3.9-12.5 cm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
Jemdet Nasr Amulet of Recumbent Animal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Carved shell figure of a recumbent beast with row of drilled sockets above the lower edge. 46.6 grams, 67 mm
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Western Asiatic Seals and Antiquities, formed between 1943 and the early 1960s. with Bonhams, London, 22 April 1999, lot 486. Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1
Restrung with three central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of white stone, rock crystal, glass, coral and shell. 15.6 grams, 46 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.