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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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Western Asiatic Gold Floral Earrings
Circa 1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
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From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Neo-Assyrian Highly Polished Bronze Bowl
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Broad hemispherical body with rounded underise, thickened rim with single incised line. 256 grams, 20 cm diameter
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