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LOT 0227
Sasanian Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone of an Ibex
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.00 grams, 22.16 mm overall, 17.21 x 16.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
With a characteristic knop to one shoulder, an ellipsoid plaque with cell and inset intaglio, advancing ibex; hollow-formed; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 485, for type.
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LOT 0227
Sasanian Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone of an Ibex
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Birds
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Opening Bid: £5
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Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Plano-convex in section with incuse animal forms to the underside. 82.8 grams, 66 mm
Private collection. Acquired from a Swiss collection, 2002.
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