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LOT 1252
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Inscription
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (21.1 grams, 28 mm).
Pierced tapering handle to reverse, billeted border enclosing profile standing bull and legend in Indus Valley script.
ProvenanceFrom the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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LOT 1252
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Inscription
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Neo-Assyrian Stone Stamp Seal with Inlays
Circa 800 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Discoid in plan with incuse rosette design to stamping face, rectangular stub handle; reverse with five inlaid triangular inserts with stepped edges and a sixth to the upper face of the handle; very rare. 5.52 grams, 25 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. -
Large Central Asian Floral Backed Bronze Floral Seal
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Discoid seal with incuse design; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 23 x 24 x 10 mm This is a flat disc with a loop handle. pierced, from the same sheet metal attached to the back. The face shows a deeply engraved stag in a flying gallop. This is reported to have come from west-central Asia, and it fits the area and date c. 300-1 B.C.[sic] It has some incrustation on the surface which could be removed, but is in very good condition.' 6.06 grams, 24 mm
Ex 'S' collection, 1970s-1990s. -
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Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone of a Lion with Pahlavi Inscription
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Plano-convex in section with incuse crouching lion motif, bands of Pahlavi script above and below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1 grams, 12 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
