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LOT 1396
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
SELJUK PERIOD, 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.44 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of two lines of Naskh text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1396
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Early West Central Asian Schist Stamp Seal with Cross
Circa 4000-3400 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Domed stamp seal with engraved face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Black/Green Stone 25 x 22.5 10 mm. This is a hemispheroid with flat face, pierced. The design consists of a simple cross and each vacant quarter so created is filled with two V-shapes. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 4000-3400 B.C. One side is broken off, but what remains is in good condition.' 9.5 grams, 25 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered V-88, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Collection
Circa 16th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of seven rings, one set with a carnelian cabochon. 49 grams total, 20-28 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Hittite Stone Bead Necklace String
Old Testament Period, circa 1000 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Restrung group of mainly small cylindrical beads with polished surface. 39.6 grams, 97 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
