Six seals: - one in beige stone with engraving of two priests standing in invocation before the altar of Nabu, surmounted by a crescent. Mesopotamia, 8th century B.C. H.: 1.7 cm; - a black marble bombé, engraved with a deer and an anthropomorphic figure accompanied by a dog. Iran, Susa. L.: 2.4 cm; - a black soapstone round, engraved with a flattened rose with a cross in the center. Anatolia, 4th millennium B.C. L.: 3.4 cm; - a bronze bell-shaped seal engraved with a galloping caprid. Phoenicia, 1st millennium B.C. H.: 1.9 cm; - a bronze seal featuring an openwork cross. Iran, Nestorian (8th-9th century). L.: 3.5 cm; - a convex round with deep engraving of deer. L.: 3.4 cm; a seal impression on glass from the ancient period ? Provenance : - Former French collection built up in the 1970s, then by descent. - Acquired from Galerie Serres in the '70s (some with certificates). Six Stamps, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Phoenicia and Iran
Estimate
€400 - €500
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
Six seals:
- one in beige stone with engraving of two priests standing in invocation before the altar of Nabu, surmounted by a crescent. Mesopotamia, 8th century B.C. H.: 1.7 cm; - a black marble bombé, engraved with a deer and an anthropomorphic figure accompanied by a dog. Iran, Susa. L.: 2.4 cm; - a black soapstone round, engraved with a flattened rose with a cross in the center. Anatolia, 4th millennium B.C. L.: 3.4 cm; - a bronze bell-shaped seal engraved with a galloping caprid. Phoenicia, 1st millennium B.C. H.: 1.9 cm; - a bronze seal featuring an openwork cross. Iran, Nestorian (8th-9th century). L.: 3.5 cm; - a convex round with deep engraving of deer. L.: 3.4 cm; a seal impression on glass from the ancient period ?
Provenance :
- Former French collection built up in the 1970s, then by descent.
- Acquired from Galerie Serres in the '70s (some with certificates).
Six Stamps, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Phoenicia and Iran
Sale
Friday 7 July 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris