Lot 53
LARGE BANDED AGATE SASANIAN STAMP SEAL
NEAR EAST, C. 3RD - 7TH CENTURY A.D.
Ancient, African & Oceanic Art and Natural History
Auction: 08 July 2026 at 14:00 BST
Description
carved and polished banded agate, bearing an engraved oval bezel depicting a winged griffin, accompanied by an old collection label
Dimensions
2.9cm diameter
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.