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LOT 1061
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Intaglio
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (31.35 grams, 36.86 mm overall, 21.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)).
Comprising a rectangular-section hoop with fluted shoulders, supporting a large oval bezel with open base, set with a clear intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphic text. [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 1061
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Intaglio
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Opening Bid: £750
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Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 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. -
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with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London. 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.
