13 Apr 2011
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
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Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
Thirty-seven Sasanian stamp and ring seals
Circa 3rd-6th Century A.D.
Of chalcedony, carnelian, agate, green jasper, faceted rock crystal, bronze and a glass ring stone, mostly domed and pierced, some rings with a thin profile, others ring stones, the flat face inscribed on each with various motifs including a profile male bust with plaited hair, a Pahlavi inscription around the top edge; standing figures; Gayomard; bull with harness; winged horse; recumbent ram; stag; Sen bird; crouching antelope; fish; Lamussu; bird; scorpion; plant elements; pomegranate flower; human hand; device with double crescent and standard and other devices and symbols (36)
Circa 3rd-6th Century A.D.
Of chalcedony, carnelian, agate, green jasper, faceted rock crystal, bronze and a glass ring stone, mostly domed and pierced, some rings with a thin profile, others ring stones, the flat face inscribed on each with various motifs including a profile male bust with plaited hair, a Pahlavi inscription around the top edge; standing figures; Gayomard; bull with harness; winged horse; recumbent ram; stag; Sen bird; crouching antelope; fish; Lamussu; bird; scorpion; plant elements; pomegranate flower; human hand; device with double crescent and standard and other devices and symbols (36)
Sold for
£3,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
The majority formerly in an English private collection formed in the early 1900s.
Christie's, London, 18 October 2005, part of lot 260. Fifteen seals acquired on the Dutch and UK market during the past fifteen years.
Private Dutch collection.
Category: Antiquities
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