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LOT 1035
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Agate Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (20.52 grams, 29.22 mm overall, 21.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.2, Japan 27)).
Comprising a wide hoop with striated shoulders, openwork flower beneath the bezel, octagonal bezel set with an orange agate intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphic text in an oval medallion. [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 1035
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Agate Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Bactrian Veined Marble Weight
2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £488
Conical in profile with flat base and U-shaped channel through the apex. 6.93 kg, 18.5 cm high
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. 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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Western Asiatic Bronze Bird-Shaped Stamp Seal
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Formed as a bird with folded wings, long neck and head returned to form a suspension loop; intaglio profile bearded bust to the underside. 16 grams, 23 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. 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. -
Western Asiatic and Other Pottery Collection
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a shallow dish and a bowl; bulbous jar with painted decoration to the upper body, top separated; two footed bowls, one with painted decoration; and a squat jar; some repaired. 2.74 kg total, 5-19 cm
From a West Country collection, UK, 1990s. 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.
