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LOT 1081
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix with Altar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (19.4 grams, 22 mm).
With collared looped handle, the upper face and handle with punched annulets; intaglio motif of an altar(?) between hatched borders.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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LOT 1081
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix with Altar
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Gemstones
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Tapering shank with bezel formed as a segmented inverted cone, with inset cabochon emerald, replicant sapphire, and rock crystal. 6.23 grams, 20.78 mm overall, 15.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
Ex London, UK, collection of a gentleman, 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12267-221081. -
Western Asiatic Granulated Gold Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Mainly annular and tubular types with regularly placed granules and other detailing. 8.27 grams total, 6-8 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Dish with Animal Feet
12th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With low sidewall and flat everted rim, three radiating feet to the underside, each a quadruped with lowered head; sidewall with band of low-relief roundels each containing a perching bird in profile; rim with knotwork and guilloche panels interrupted by roundels; inner face of the bowl with low-relief band of roundels containing profile birds, hounds and other animals, surrounding a scene depicting a huntsman on horseback with billowing cape, a hound running beside the horse's legs and a bird perching above the horse's head, second hound crouching above the horse's rump. 1.15 kg, 18 cm diameter
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.
