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LOT 0912
South East Asian Javanese Gold Ring with Glass Gemstone
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.55 grams, 24.75 mm overall, 18.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with lobed shoulders supporting an ellipsoid bezel with beaded collar and scalloped edges to the cell, inset ruby-coloured glass cabochon.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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LOT 0912
South East Asian Javanese Gold Ring with Glass Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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Large Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with a List of Professional Titles
Mid 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
The titles written on one face; some remaining text to reverse; a school list of Sumerian proper names that begins with lugal 'King', Sumerian names being generally small phrases. Among the names in this list = lugal-nir-gal2 'The King is Noble'; lugal-gal-zu 'The King is Wise' and; such can also be abbreviated as lugal-abzu 'The King, (in/from) the Abzu(X}' the Abzu is the home of the god Enki(X); repaired. 881 grams, 16.5 cm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Spout Protome
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Featuring a u-section spout with ibex neck and head modelled in the round; rivets to oval face; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 140 grams, 84 wide (169 grams total, 10.4 cm wide including stand)
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Holy Land Iron Age Terracotta Juglet
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Ovate body with stud foot, small conical neck with flared mouth and strap handle. 358 grams, 16 mm
From an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988.
