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LOT 1873
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Beast
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (7.37 grams, 23 mm).
Rectangular in plan with a handle carved to represent a beast standing in repose; underside with lightly-incised combat scene; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1873
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Beast
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal with Hand
Circa 8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £90
Plano-convex in section with lateral transverse piercing; incuse motif of a hand with thumb and forefinger holding a cross potent; supplied with an impression. 3.84 grams, 13 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Holy Land Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp Group
Iron Age, late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £25
Three ceramic oil lamps, each made from a clay disc folded inwards to form a spout; two with applied foot. 137 grams total, 52-71 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Handled Jar
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconical in profile with stub feet, broad shoulder with pierced lugs, low rim to the mouth. 270 grams, 12.3 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
