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LOT 0920
Sassanian Stone Stamp Seal with Ram
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.19 grams, 17 mm).
The polished plano-convex body drilled for suspension, the ram depicted couchant facing left to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
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Mesopotamian Shell Necklace Bead Group
Circa 4th millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Including beads of tubular, biconical, disc, annular and other types of varying sizes. 72.7 grams total, 3-41 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid with Animal and Aramaic Inscription
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With plain domed upper face, incuse design to the underside of a horse's head and four Aramaic characters. 1.59 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent. -
Amlash Bronze Ring
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With four-banded hoop and large circular bezel also made from coiled wire, insect(?) motif applied to the surface. 17.62 grams, 32.83 mm overall, 17.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s.
