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LOT 0236
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Tree of Life
900-600 B.C.
7/8 in. (4.47 grams, 22 mm).
With frieze of a tree flanked by winged worshippers, surmounted by faravahar symbol; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0236
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Tree of Life
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Large Sogdian Silver Vessel with Animal Figures
Eastern Sogdian, 8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £11,111
Sheet-silver vessel with drum-shaped body, narrow discoid repoussé base; bands of repoussé foliage to the body beneath a raised collar and fluted neck and rim; rectangular-section crescent handle held by two securing hoops formed as miniature rams. 1.2 kg, 26.5 cm wide
From an old private collection. with Oxus Fine Arts Pte. Ltd, Singapore. Acquired by the current owner in London, 2012. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12288-220840.
Dr Grigoriev, in his studies on Sogdian silver artworks, has traced specific Sogdian features of metalwork prototypes on the basis of the ceramic replicas. Some of these features were distinguished on gold and silver vessels, which possess many other characteristics bringing them together. In our bucket, the style and the decoration of the flowers resemble those of the bucket with deer from Shirokovskoe (Perm, see Marshak, 1971, T,35), while the bands of repoussé foliage to the body beneath the raised collar and fluted neck and rim recall the decoration of the dish with deer from Rep’evka, in Samara Province (Darkevich, 1976, n.12). -
Abbasid Lustre Glazed Bowl
10th-11th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Shallow bowl with everted rim and low foot, the outer rim with painted petals and the inside with a chequered design with dots inside the lozenges. 168 grams, 13 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Large Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Plano-convex in section with geometric design to underside. 29.52 grams, 32.52 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
