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LOT 1307
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (28.8 grams total, 25 mm each).
Comprising: rectangular plate with man and horse scene; rounded plate with man and bird; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Inscribed Gemstone
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With round-section hoop, rectangular bezel set with an intaglio with two lines of Pahlavi inscription. 3.64 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 17.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Seljuk Bronze Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Rectangular bifacial plaque with panel above and pierced lug; obverse - advancing lion with rising sun behind, facing warrior with shield in the lug; reverse - four lines of text with numbers and three characters on the lug. 9.56 grams, 45 mm
Acquired in the 1994. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Amlash Bronze Figure of a Stag
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Modelled standing with erect head and large curving antlers. 17 grams, 52 mm
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent. Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland. Private collection of Mr K.A. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
