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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 Stone Cylinder Seal with Advancing Bulls
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
With frieze depicting two bovines advancing, each with a bridle and trailing a rope, amphorae in the field; old collector's label '10100' to base; possibly unfinished as centre not pierced; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 36.6 grams, 27 mm
Private collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 2010. -
Western Asiatic Stone Eye Idol
4th-3rd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
With rectangular panel for the body, short neck and two large eyes above each with a socket to accept an insert. 1.5 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of Doctor Girard, a collector for over 60 years. with Hotel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand, 22 May 2017. Property of a French collector. -
Paper Qu'ran Page
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With thirteen lines of Naskh script text to each side, red interlinear diacritics, rosettes, and handwritten note at bottom. 11 grams, 34.4 x 21.5 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
