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LOT 1423
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (13.9 grams total, 15-20 mm).
Comprising three with engraved motifs on the underside, the fourth with scratched lines within a border. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1423
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Syrian Limestone Cylinder Seal
Circa 1300 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cylinder with a figure standing on a beast, another figure before, another beast and stripes; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.8 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.57. -
Western Asiatic Agate Bifacial Named Calligraphic Gemstone
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Octagonal tabular bifacial panel with incised borders; dense nastaliq script to each face; with old collector's note with transliteration and translation 'Constant hearing with the blessing of the name Muhammed / Sakander Abbas'. 1.63 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The Nastaʿlīq was one of the most important and widespread calligraphic styles used to write Persian. It was developed in Iran in the 8th and 9th centuries. It was also occasionally used to write the original Arabic language, known as taʿliq, for the titles and headings of books or printed publications, but its use was predominant in Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Urdu, and other languages of Perso-Indian influence. Nastaʿlīq is still widespread in Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan for written poetry and as a form of artistic expression (arabesque). -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: frieze of standing figure and winged opponent, cracked and repaired; frieze with faravahar above a hearth, standing figures, top partly absent; linear representation of oxen in a field with band of concentric lozenges (river?); advancing ibexes with ladder motif above; bilinear zigzags with interstitial bosses; four supplied with a museum-quality impression. 46.7 grams total, 18-37 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
