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LOT 0229
Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.00 grams, 22.05 mm overall, 16.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Ellipsoid bezel with inset garnet cabochon, incised Kufic inscription.
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
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Opening Bid: £150
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Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Robed Female Gemstone
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a tapering D-section hoop, stepped discoid bezel with inset garnet(?) cabochon, intaglio standing robed female with distaff. 8.00 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 18.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Property of a Mayfair gentleman; collected from 1966-2017. -
Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £225
Restrung group of tabular lozenge beads, spherical and other spacer beads. 88 grams, 85.5 cm
Acquired in London, 1974. Ex K.M., London, UK. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 252, 13 December 2017, no.357. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 256, 26 June 2018, no.273. Private collection, London, UK.
