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LOT 1597
Western Asiatic Engraved Silver Calligraphic Stamp Seals
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (17.35 grams total, 29-30 mm).
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. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 1597
Western Asiatic Engraved Silver Calligraphic Stamp Seals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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