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LOT 1580
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Scorpions
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (1.42 grams, 19.56 mm).
Frieze with scorpions and other animals; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1580
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Scorpions
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Sasanian Cut-Glass Vessel
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £819
With a piriform body with three rows of cut facets or dimples and a slender flared neck. 103 grams, 91 mm
Private collection, 1990s-early 2000s. -
Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Recumbent Animal
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Scaraboid type with incuse crouching stag motif. 1.56 grams, 12.41 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An oval intaglio with a loosely arranged calligraphic inscription. 1.13 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.
