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LOT 1408
Uruk Stone Stamp Seal
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (13.15 grams, 27 mm).
Square in plan with incuse standing quadruped motif.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
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With rounded shoulders and square-sectioned mid-rib running to the blade tip; short tang with fastening hole. 245 grams, 40 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The spearhead belongs to the type VI spearhead of the Khorasani classification. It is characterised by a long blade and short tang, slightly rounded shoulders and pronounced midrib. Similar weapons were excavated by Prof. Negahban in the royal cemetery of Marlik. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
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Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Sasanian Clay Bulla From a Sealed Document with Hand Impression
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Plano-convex terracotta disc with seal-impression of Pahlavi / Middle Persian insription, around blessing hand with three fingers raised and the index finger and thumb touching. 19.67 grams, 38 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe.
This clay bulls was attached to a document or a contract with the help of a string.
