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LOT 1852
Gold Ring with Scorpion Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.07 grams, 23.10 mm overall, 18.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With doubled ropework hoop and granule to each shoulder supporting an ellipsoid plaque with ropework rim, inset carnelian intaglio with incuse scorpion and Sassanian script legend beneath. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Suffolk, UK, before 2000.
Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Stained Glass Panel with the Visit of St Mary to St Elizabeth
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In late 15th century style, showing Mary and Elizabeth embracing on the foreground, both with covered heads and wearing a long tunica talaris with a cloak; their husbands Zacharias and Joseph behind dressed in long green robes, Joseph wearing a yellow cap and holding a pastoral staff; architectural background and inscription in medieval Flemish at the bottom 'BEZOEK VAN DE MAAGD MARIA AAN ELISABETH’ (the Visit of Virgin Mary to Elizabeth) in uncial letters; some restoration. 4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm
Some restoration.
From a war-damaged church in Belgium. Ex property of a late Northumberland collector. From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The scene commemorates Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth after receiving the announcement that she would become the mother of Jesus (Luke, I, 39-45). In this guise, Mary is called Our Lady of the Visitation or Mary Most Holy of the Visitation. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
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Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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