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LOT 1238
Sasanian Silver Ring with Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (6.28 grams, 27.36 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Comprising a slender D-section hoop and a large oval bezel with a later carnelian cabochon engraved with a two-line inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1238
Sasanian Silver Ring with Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Eastern Mediterranean Terracotta Handled Vase with Engraved Zig-Zag Panels
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Ovoid body with tall tubular neck with rolled rim, two pierced handles on the shoulder, and a raised collar beneath the neck, the upper body decorated with triangular panels with hatched decoration, and a vertical band of herringbone design beneath one of the handles. 1.31 kg, 27.5 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Broad and squat with lip to the inner edge of the mouth, concentric rings to the centre. 240 grams, 18.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a white stone cylinder seal with lozenges and 'eye' motifs; a brown stone cylinder seal with a standing robed figure and a standing quadruped; a small cream cylinder with three deeply carved motifs; a black stone fragment showing the body of a seated figure; a black stone cylinder seal fragment showing a winged genie and two smaller standing figures; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 16.03 grams total, 13-25 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
