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LOT 1043
Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (16.5 grams total, 19-23 mm).
Comprising five rings with large decorative bezels, three with standing figure, one with a waking sphinx and one with a rosette. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Inscribed Lead Document Bulla
Circa 8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Discoid with two line inscription to both sides. 10 grams, 21 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Proto-Sumerian Alabaster Vessel
Circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
Jar with slightly tapering cylindrical sidewall, flared rim to the mouth; incised hatched band to the shoulder and four pierced lugs. 1.02 kg, 11.7 cm wide
with Gwain McKinley, London, 1980s. Acquired from the above, 1993. Private European collection, thence by family descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12125-218132. -
Jemdet Nasr Period Cylinder Seal Group
3100-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising two examples from the Jemdet Nasr Period, one white limestone with three rows fish; a second pink limestone with cross-banded hatching; accompanied by a third Early Dynastic example circa 2700-2500 B.C., in grey limestone with contest scene, with a male figure between two rampant antelope. 9.69 grams total, 12-19 mm
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
