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LOT 1236
Western Asiatic Inscribed Bronze Ring Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/4 - 7/8 in. (6.06 grams total, 18-23 mm).
Comprising three rings with slender hoops and bezels with incised inscription. [3]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1236
Western Asiatic Inscribed Bronze Ring Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Achaemenid Serpentine Dish
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With broad bowl and slightly chamfered rim, basal ring. 222 grams, 10.8 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Urartu Decorated Bronze Chalice
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
With pedestal foot and rib above, bowl with repoussé collar to the equator, guilloche below; mouth with hatched vandykes at the shoulder. 255 grams, 14.6 cm wide
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Calligraphic Gemstone
12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
Ellipsoid bezel with inset garnet cabochon, incised Kufic inscription. 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)
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
