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LOT 1161
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Victory
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (8.14 grams, 24.02 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The hoop expanding to form an oval bezel, intaglio image of a standing figure holding a staff, a rearing lion behind. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £250
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Western Asiatic Turquoise Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
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Restrung using graduated oblate and other beads, central feature with larger oblate and barrel-shaped beads. 5.6 grams, 46 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Turquoise has been known since prehistoric times, and it is widely used in jewellery in the Middle East (Egypt and Persia), the Far East (Tibet, Mongolia and China) and even by native North Americans. Turquoise was very fashionable also in Europe, especially during the 18th and 19th centuries.
