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LOT 1205
Western Asiatic and Other Bronze Ring Group
2ND-8TH CENTURY AD.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (16.11 grams total, 19-22 mm).
Including disc bezel with hatched field, hexagonal bezel with incised legend and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Mesopotamian Pink Stone Stamp Seal
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Modelled as an elongated rhomb pierced lengthways; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp seal of pink stone, 51 x 23 x 10 mm,, [sic] an elongated rhomb, pierced lengthways. Design: criss-cross. Mesopotamia or Syria, c. 3500 B.C. Condition very good.' 13.8 grams, 52 mm
Previously in an old British collection formed in the 1960s. Ex 1990s London collections, having been studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Formerly with a Mayfair art dealer S.A. Property of a London gallery. Accompanied by an original scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Western Asiatic Gold Shield Boss Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Domed in section and discoid in plan with granules to the rim. 0.40 grams, 9 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Robed Female Gemstone
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a tapering D-section hoop, stepped discoid bezel with inset garnet(?) cabochon, intaglio standing robed female with distaff. 8.00 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 18.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Property of a Mayfair gentleman; collected from 1966-2017.
