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LOT 1619
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 -1 in. (21.3 grams total, 19-26 mm).
Comprising: a ring with a hexagonal inscribed bezel and raised leaf-shaped bosses on the shank; a ring with a tall domed bezel with petals; a ring with a keeled hoop and a circular bezel with a central lozenge. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. similar Ottoman rings and seals in Gerelyes, I., ‘Ottoman seals at the Hungarian National Museum: connections between shapes, inscriptions, and materials’ in Gergely, S. (ed.), Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae, Budapest, 2023, pp.277-295, figs.1,5.
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LOT 1619
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
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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Sumerian Shell Bead Necklace
Circa 2500-2000 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Group of tapering bell-shaped beads cut from the centre of a helical shell. 41.8 grams, 38 cm long
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Levantine Cavalryman
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,900
Modelled in the round figurine of a sturdy horse with saddlecloth and chest-band, bridle and reins, integral rider wearing a Phrygian helmet. 140 grams, 88 mm wide
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13178-249181.
The figure possibly represents a Phrygian cavalryman of the Persian Achaemenid army. It shows minute details of the harness, with a muzzle and snaffle bit, which suggest Assyrian or Syrian origin. The transversal decoration of the antilina strap recalls that of the Persian cavalry of the period (Cassin Scott, 1977, plate D). -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a conical seal with a stylised animal on the base; a rectangular seal with a motif on each face. 6.97 grams total, 12-18 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
