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LOT 1329
Bedouin Ring with Birds on Shoulders
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10.16 grams, 32.39 mm overall, 18.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
White metal ring with the shoulders formed as birds with spread wings, conical bezel set with a carnelian cabochon engraved with a scorpion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx English collection of Mr A.H.D.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1329
Bedouin Ring with Birds on Shoulders
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: a dark grey steatite seal with two standing creatures with two smaller creatures above them; a hematite seal with a Syrian man wearing a short skirt, a man with curly hair holding a staff, an adorant in a Syrian skirt and a man wearing a pleated skirt; a light grey quartz seal with a figure with outstretched arms riding a beast; a steatite seal with vertical registers; a steatite seal with a seated figure and standing attendants; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 16.57 grams total, 12-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.29,39,59,70, and one handwritten note. -
Western Asiatic Stone Beaker
Warka Culture, 4000-3100 B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
With narrow base, conical body and rounded rim. 132 grams, 66 mm wide
Private collection, assembled in the 1950s-1970s, thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
19th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising tanged arrowheads, most with barbs. 145 grams total, 30-98 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
