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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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Western Asiatic Bowl with Blue Glaze
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With conical lower body, carination and rounded bowl; white glaze with blue and black zigzags. 394 grams, 17 cm wide
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Ottoman Period Engraved Silver Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 16th-early 17th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A circular mount with an X-motif on the reverse, the obverse with a three-line inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.78 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Ovoid in plan with a loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders. 3.47 grams, 45 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
The crescent is often illustrated in the clan symbols (neshan) of aristocratic Sasanian families. On the reliefs of Naghsh-e-Rustam, the crescent moon is linked to aristocratic clans, and on various monuments, it is linked with military units.
