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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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Western Asiatic White Stone Cylinder Seal with Figures
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Frieze comprising a tall standing figure facing, flanked by five similar figures, all joined by horizontal bars at shoulders and hips, doubled borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.56 grams, 21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Holy Land Terracotta Flagon
Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Biconvex globular body with tubular neck and flared rim, loop handle to the neck; three stub feet to the base. 750 grams, 20.7 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
West Central Asian Bronze Chess Piece Type Seal Matrix with Interlocking Design
Circa 2200-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face and tall handle; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 19 x 18 x 34 mm. This was originally round, with flat face and slightly convex back on which is mounted a tall stalk handle with ridges around it and an oval loop on the top. The design, done in raised lines, consists of two interlocking pairs of strokes, each with a curve in it, and some short strokes act as fillers. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2200-1800 B.C. About two thirds of the rim are now missing, and the handle is worn down, but a fair amount remains and is in good condition.' 9.76 grams, 23 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered T-849, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
