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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (160 grams total, 24-46 mm).
Including a cat's head, a crouching lion, a dog and other designs. [7]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
PublishedCf. for similar ancient works in rock crystal Whitehouse, D., Islamic glass in the Corning Museum of Glass,New York, 2010, fig.588ff.
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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£80 (EUR 93; USD 108) +BP*
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Achaemenid Gold Ring with Agate Bull Figure
Circa 500 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Comprising a round-section swivel ring set with a carved bull depicted recumbent with its head turned to the right. 4.71 grams, 27.98 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12939-245988. -
Large Jemdet Nasr Type Cream Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal
Circa 3100-2900 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cylinder seal with two pairs of opposing triangular motifs with a hatched grid in between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 19.09 grams, 38 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.3. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel with Handle
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a squat bulbous body with a flattened base, a short neck with an everted rim and a handle to the rear. 413 grams, 15.1 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
