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LOT 1792
Western Asiatic Black Stone Animal Amulet with Engraved Animal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (2.63 grams, 14 mm).
Carved in the round as a beast's head with a profile horse and objects to the underside; 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 1792
Western Asiatic Black Stone Animal Amulet with Engraved Animal
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in plan with knop handle to the reverse, incuse motif of a running wolf and fleeing ovicaprid; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Silver Temple Ring with Turquoise Cabochon
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
'Architectural' type with plain shank, square-section bezel with vertical filigree frame to each face, domed roof and cell with inset turquoise stud. 4.02 grams, 30.77 mm overall, 15.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
