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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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Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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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 Marble Head of a Lion
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Plano-convex in section with deep brow beneath a panel representing the mane, recessed eyes. 1.91 grams, 17 cm
Ex K. Thomas collection, acquired from 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. -
Assyrian Chalcedony Head of Pazuzu
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From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12716-234924. 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.
