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LOT 1312
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (19 grams total, 22-26 mm).
Comprising three rings: one with an openwork hoop and raised bezel set with a glass intaglio; one with keeled hoop and lentoid bezel with incised foliate design; one with a D-section hoop supporting a raised bezel with inscription in two lines. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Alabaster Animal Amulet
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Carved in the round, double-headed leaping beast with hole to the centre. 2.67 grams, 24 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With intaglio frieze depicting a helmetted hero with wings on his back standing between and gripping two rearing winged monsters with quadruped body and a human head, to the rear a frond and an altar with miniature figurine; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.68 grams, 17 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
