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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Black Gemstone with Ibex
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.89 grams, 16 mm).
Tabular type with incuse design of a standing ibex on a baseline between sockets; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Black Gemstone with Ibex
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
The hoop with three raised bosses, a tall discoid bezel with a two-line inscription. 15.89 grams, 31.02 mm overall, 18.02 x 19.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Collection
Circa 16th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of seven rings, one set with a carnelian cabochon. 49 grams total, 20-28 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: frieze with linear geometric figures, two columns of cuneiform text; drilled images of scorpions and other zoomorphs; leaping ibexes in profile and vertical fish; nude figure with arms behind his back standing between serpents, confronting a robed figure with knife beneath a star; fragment with kneeling figure in profile holding a spear; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.13 grams total, 11-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
