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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Black Gemstone with Ibex
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.89 grams, 16 mm).
Tabular type with incuse design of a standing ibex on a baseline between sockets; 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 1319
Western Asiatic Black Gemstone with Ibex
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: frieze of standing figure and winged opponent, cracked and repaired; frieze with faravahar above a hearth, standing figures, top partly absent; linear representation of oxen in a field with band of concentric lozenges (river?); advancing ibexes with ladder motif above; bilinear zigzags with interstitial bosses; four supplied with a museum-quality impression. 46.7 grams total, 18-37 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Restrung group of graduated fusiform lentoid-section beads and at the centre interstitial collars with granulated borders; modern clasp. 42 grams, 55.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wide shallow bowl with rounded base and an inturned rim. 330 grams, 19 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s-2010.
