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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Epigraphic Inscription
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.6 grams, 14 mm overall).
With carinated hoop, ellipsoid plaque with incised legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Gold Butterfly Bead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Of hollow construction with two sub-triangular flanges flanking a tubular loop. 5.15 grams, 35 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Very Large Akkadian Stone Cylinder Seal with Sun-god Shamash
2350-2150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With low-relief journey scenes: Shamash returning from the underworld; Shamash between mountains and Gates of Heaven, possibly some re-engraving. 30.18 grams, 35 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12419-225429. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Blade
2100-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Leaf-shaped with prominent midrib, cylindrical neck with flared base, square-section tang with expanding turned finial. 142 grams, 25.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The type belongs to the category of tripartite lances with long pointed biconvex blade and single bevelled tang. In this typology the blade, of rhomboidal section, is usually well balanced. The stem, medium or short, is widened at its base and forms a fairly clean stop.
