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LOT 1250
Western Asiatic Agate Stamp Seal with Winged Figure
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (21.9 grams, 28 mm).
With intaglio scene of a profile human figure with wings(?) beside a crescent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired between 1980-1983.
From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.
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Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Boar Gemstone
14th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With a keeled hoop and openwork shield-shaped shoulder with scroll ornament, a diamond-shaped shield with a cross to the base of the hoop; large bezel with an applied stylised bird underneath, the sides with pellet ornament in three rows, four claws holding the 4th-5th century Sassanian intaglio depicting a boar devouring the leg of its prey. 8.63 grams, 25.72 mm overall, 18.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection, USA, acquired in the 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous cataloguing information page.
It was a fairly common practice to re-use Sassanian intaglios in Islamic rings from Iran. In Eastern cultures the boar was a sacred animal with magical powers. -
Luristan Bronze Votive Animal Group
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Model horses each with splayed legs and a stub to the rump (to accept a rider figure?). 65 grams total, 40-48 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Aramaic Fragmentary Bronze Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
An unrolled sheet with impressed text in Aramaic script, mounted in a display frame. 209 grams total, 13.5 x 13 cm including case
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
