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LOT 1264
Large Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (15.89 grams, 31.02 mm overall, 18.02 x 19.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The hoop with three raised bosses, a tall discoid bezel with a two-line inscription.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1264
Large Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three with engraved motifs on the underside, the fourth with scratched lines within a border. 13.9 grams total, 15-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Kneeling Priest
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Modelled as a kneeling priest wearing a knee-length kilt, the long hair combed back from the face and extending down the back, arms bent, and fists clenched, resting on the belt, recessed to the underside. 359 grams, 83 mm
Ex London family collection, since the 1970s. Accompanied by a report of metallurgical analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13313-258236.
This powerful figure was probably lost-wax cast in arsenical copper, as were many Near Eastern bronzes of the 3rd millennium. He is muscular with broad shoulders, a strong chest and a well-toned, rippling abdomen. The pleated long garment is typical of the Mesopotamian men. Very interesting is his praying gesture, which is typical of the statuette of Ur culture. -
Sasanian Silver Ring with Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
Circa 4th-5th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a slender D-section hoop and a large oval bezel with a later carnelian cabochon engraved with a two-line inscription. 6.28 grams, 27.36 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
