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LOT 1321
Western Asiatic Glass Perfume Bottle
11TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (27.2 grams, 93 mm.).
Slender jar with applied disc base and gently flared neck with rolled rim, applied collar in bottle-green glass. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 2010, item 209, for a more ornate example of the type.
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Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Inscribed Gemstone
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With round-section hoop, rectangular bezel set with an intaglio with two lines of Pahlavi inscription. 3.64 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 17.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Neo Sumerian Stone Cylinder Seal for a Royal Soldier, Son of Bagi
Circa 2200-2100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With frieze depicting two figures in floor-length robes addressing a seated figure in flounced robe; panel with three columns of cuneiform text, reading 'Kudum(?), royal soldier, son of Bagi, officer'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.03 grams, 25 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Silver Inscribed Ring
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a round-section shank with raised oval bezel bearing an inscription. 3.07 grams, 20.74 mm overall, 15.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s–early 2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
