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LOT 1312
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (4.2 grams total, 10-15 mm).
Comprising: frieze with profile advancing horse and birds above; scene with standing warrior in plumed helmet advancing with one arm raised, holding a weapon, grasping the stem of a sapling with leaping lion behind; running horse with sun and moon above; procession of tall robed figures and small kneeling figure between, chipped; fragment with deeply cut bird-heads and other items; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar seals in Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley-Los Angeles, 1984, nos.136,141.
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Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
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. -
Western Asiatic Ceramic and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Graduated group of mainly oblate beads with a large cylindrical feature bead; restrung. 44.5 grams, 37 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Brown Stone Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Broad and squat with slightly everted rim to the mouth; old collector's label to underside 'N6056-2 P5000-'. 341 grams, 12 cm wide
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
