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LOT 1334
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Collection
CIRCA 16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/7 in. (49 grams total, 20-28 mm).
Mixed group of seven rings, one set with a carnelian cabochon. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: a limestone seal showing lions and bulls in combat; a hematite seal with a seated deity with an axe, and a standing adorant; a hematite seal with two adorants before a scorpion, another scorpion and another small animal, sun and moon crescent; a black steatite seal with two standing figures and a jumping beast; a chalcedony seal with a man to the right, evil eye, bird and a mountain or a skirt; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 45.28 grams total, 18-29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.27, 31, 34, 43, 79. -
Mesopotamian Alabaster Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Conical with a narrow, slightly rounded base; repaired. 1.66 kg, 22 cm diameter
Acquired in the early 2000s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12705-235147. -
Bactrian Copper Standing Zebu
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Standing with head raised, dewlap to the chin and chest, angled hump behind the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 215 grams, 11.1 cm wide (351 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand)
Acquired before 1972. with a London, UK gallery. Private collection, UK.
