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LOT 1420
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (11.98 grams total, 15-23 mm).
Comprising: a black stone stamp seal with integral loop and hatched decoration on the underside; a fragment of a white stone seal showing the frontal part of an advancing ibex; a grey stone bead formed as a stylised bird; a red and light-green rectangular amulet pierced through the upper edge. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian and Sassanian amulets in similar style Wallis Budge, A., Amulets and Talismans, Chicago, New York, 1961, pl. X, and p.126, no.119983.
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LOT 1420
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £50
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Opening Bid: £175
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