Lot 77c, Auction 3/19/2026: Ancient Persian & Kushan Bronze Fittings & Stone Lid

$520.00

In stock

Near East / Central Asia, Iran (Persia), Afghanistan, Northern India, Bactria and Gandhara cultures, Kushan to Sasanian periods, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A small collection of ancient metal and stone objects including a Sasanian silver drachm cut and modified as a pendant, a bronze stamp seal depicting a horse and rider, and a Persian bronze harness ring terminating in a stylized ram or bird head with a flat disc opposite. Also included are several simple bronze rings likely used as finger rings, hair ornaments, or attachment loops, a steatite stone vessel lid from Central Asia, and a small zoomorphic bronze fitting representing the forequarters of an ungulate animal. Size of stone lid: 1.4″ Diameter (3.6 cm)

Condition: Chips and abrasions, but stable conditions. Hole / loss to silver pendant. Mineral deposits on stone lid.

Provenance: private Matrisciano collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA, before 2002; ex-Malter Galleries, Encino, California, USA

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all purchases.

We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.