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LOT 0256
Anatolian Black Steatite Gemstone in Gold Ring
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (8.66 grams, 31.12 mm overall, 19.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Discoid plano-convex stamp-seal with transverse piercing, incuse profile image of an ibex with angular motif below the flank; set into a later sympathetic gold swivel ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenancewith Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 12 December 2019, no.657 (Part).
Private collection, England.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 39, for type.
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