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LOT 1584
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.14 grams, 21 mm).
Oval intaglio with an inscription on a floral field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 1584
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Engraved Design
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Bell-shaped body with a ribbed loop above, the underside with an incuse image of a horned quadruped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.88 grams, 27 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising larger barrel-shaped beads interspersed with smaller beads, the central feature with larger beads, restrung. 15.21 grams, 32 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Silver Calligraphic Stamp Seals
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: a fob seal with a trigonal matrix, one face with a reclining facing lion with a sun behind and a crescent and a star before, inscription below, one face with an inscription on a field of tendrils, and the third face with an inscription on a field of flowers and tendrils; a chess piece seal matrix with a hinged, swivelling handle, set with a bronze intaglio showing a liuon attacking a stag from above, inscription above and below; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 17.35 grams total, 29-30 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.
