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LOT 1868
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Gemstone with Inscription
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.4 grams, 24 mm).
Ellipsoid type with engraved stylised arabic inscription, drilled longitudinally.
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 1868
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Gemstone with Inscription
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Sasanian Agate and Bronze Stamp Seal Collection
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mainly D-shaped seals in a variety of materials with designs including a tamga, advancing beast, and other motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams total, 12-14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Faience Cylinder Seal with Archer
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With incuse design of a winged horse facing a robed figure aiming with a drawn bow. 7.48 grams, 35 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Sumerian Shell Amulet
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment of a carved zoomorphic plaque with a suspension hole at the shoulder and ring-and-dot motifs along the flank; old collector's card 'Sumerian 3rd millennium B.C. Shell amulet in form of a stylised recumbant [sic] animal. Eyes represented by roundels similar on body & drilled for suspension. 60 x 35 mm (max). Similar amulets have occured [sic] at Tel Hadidi & have been dated to 2300 BC. Last auction prices £300-370 each)'. 13.1 grams, 52 mm
Acquired from John L.Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an original, old handwritten collector's information card.
