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LOT 1125
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (17.85 grams, 31.25 mm overall, 20.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
Comprising a decorated hoop supporting an oval bezel set with a glass intaglio, engraved with calligraphic text on a hatched background, flowers and leaves on the field. [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 1125
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Sasanian Brown Agate Ring
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
With scaphoid plaque, intaglio standing profile figure in a draped robe. 4.90 grams, 26.53 mm overall, 15.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
Mr S.A. collection, Switzerland, acquired in the 1980s. Thence by descent, private collection, since 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Mount with Bull's Head
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Quadrilobed plaque with slightly convex obverse, raised central ridge with a bull's head; two splayed lugs on the reverse. 99 grams, 76 mm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. 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 Ceramic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung to a Y-shape using variously shaped beads in blue, green and cream. 19.3 grams, 37.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 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.
