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LOT 1187
Western Asiatic Garnet-Set Gold Ring
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.58 grams, 24.74 mm overall, 17.72 x 16.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Flat-section expanding hoop with a granulated triangle to each shoulder, supporting an oval bezel with granulated triangles and linear decoration, set with an uncut garnet with four claws.
ProvenanceFrom a private family collection formed in the 1970s.
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Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Discoid in plan with tiered handle and transverse hole, with gusset to the upper face, chamfered shoulder; underside with intaglio image of a stag with legs bent beneath the body, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 109 grams, 49 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Anatolian Kusura Type Marble Idol
Early Bronze Age II, circa 2700-2100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
With D-shaped body, tapering shank and disc finial. 92 grams, 13 cm
French private collection, formed between the 1960s-1970s. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 23 October 2012, no.204. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and the original Bonhams lot tag. -
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Holy Land Pottery Dipper Cup
Bronze Age, 16th-14th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Round-bottomed with strap handle and thumb-spur. 209 grams, 90 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
