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LOT 1121
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Stag
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (6.90 grams, 27.45 mm overall, 18.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With broad shank and ellipsoid bezel, incuse profile stag within a cartouche. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Stone Jeweller's Mould Group
1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising: bifacial soapstone block fragment with incised roundel of a nimbate head with pouring channel, vent and locating hole, reverse similar with roundel of two opposed figures with fronds between, both faces with portions of other designs; larger rectangular block with pouting channel vent and two locating holes, roundel with rosette design. 59 grams total, 29-44 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Modelled in the round, including a polished hound with inlaid eyes. 53 grams total, 27-50 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Restrung designer necklace with elegant bead arrangement, comprising spherical white agate beads, oval banded agate beads, with later gold interstitial slender bicone beads; modern clasp. 82.5 grams, 64 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
