Lot 52
PAIR OF PERSIAN SASANIAN STAMP SEALS, ACQUIRED EARLY 20TH CENTURY
NEAR EAST, C. 3RD - 7TH CENTURY A.D.
Ancient, African & Oceanic Art and Natural History
Auction: 08 July 2026 at 14:00 BST
Description
the first of carved and polished rock crystal, bearing an engraved oval bezel featuring a fire altar; the second of carved and polished hematite, cut into half a sphere, with the bezel bearing the image of a zebu bull (2)
Dimensions
largest 1.9cm across
Provenance
From the collection of Dr. Julius Maeder (1900–1973), Switzerland, and thence by descent.
Dr. Maeder, a Swiss lawyer by profession, was also a published author with broad intellectual interests encompassing travel and Japanese art. He formed the greater part of his collection during the 1930s–1950s.