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LOT 1275
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Agate Calligraphic Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (27.52 grams, 32.26 mm overall, 20.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
The hoop decorated with elaborate floral motifs, two stamps to the inner face; oval bezel set with a dark brown agate intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphy arranged around a central medallion, notched border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1275
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Agate Calligraphic Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Old Akkadian Terracotta Round Tablet Recording Amounts of Grain
Circa 2340-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
Spherical with cuneiform text to the upper face. 14.3 grams, 26 mm
Private collection, Jerusalem, assembled in the 1970s-1980s. European private collection, acquired in 1998. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
South Arabian King Rabbishamsum Nimran Bronze Dedicatory Plaque
Circa 150 A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Rectangular in profile with spur to each upper angle; high-relief reserved epigraphic text in ten lines with void at lower centre; dedicated to the god Dhu-Samāwī by Ẓabiyum Yarḥab, under the Reign of King Rabbīshamsum Nimrān; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.03 kg total, 28 x 18.6 cm (34.5 cm high including stand)
Ex Robin Marshal-Carter, Adelaide, South Australia, 1970. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a full transliteration and translation into modern English. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12697-235195. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
From the temple of Yaghrū consecrated to the god dhu-Samāwī, in the wādī 'l-Shudayf in northern Yemen. -
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Seljuk Gold Bracelet with Fluted Body
11th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,800
Triangular in section, the shank formed as continuous lops of gold rod tapering to the shoulders, closure formed as a domed disc with granulated top and collar, granulated triangular plaque to each shoulder. 46.8 grams, 70 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12707-234683. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
