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LOT 1643
Sasanian Silver Ring with Standing Figure Gemstone
4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.38 grams, 25.95 mm overall, 20.46 x 15.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Round-section hoop with ellipsoid bezel and knop; inset carnelian cabochon with stylised standing figure with spear.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1643
Sasanian Silver Ring with Standing Figure Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
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Achaemenid Blue Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of small annular beads, restrung. 4.57 grams, 36.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel
9th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Bulbous body with four stub legs, tall neck and internal strainer, tall scooped edge to the rim, loop handle to the rear; body and neck painted with geometric motifs, red paint on the base and legs. 1.16 kg, 32.3 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
Artefacts from Amlash date from the late second millennium B.C. through to the Partho-Sasanian period, with most dated to the 9th and 8th centuries B.C. Zoomorphic drinking or ritual vessels are abundant in Amlash pottery and usually feature depictions of animals common to that region. Such vessels have been recovered across Mesopotamia and Anatolia, and they were known as Bibru. They were produced as ceremonial drinking vessels, dedicated to specific deities, but they might also have served as drinking vessels for the social elite and royal family members. -
Achaemenid Black Stone Bead with Winged Goddess
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With incuse figure kneeling with outstretched wings. 2.80 grams, 18.30 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
