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LOT 1434
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Rings with Calligraphic Gemstones
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/4 in. (45.8 grams total, 22-30 mm).
Comprising four rings set with engraved carnelian gemstones and two rings with openwork hoops. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1434
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Rings with Calligraphic Gemstones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
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Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel with Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bulbous body with flat base and a tall funicular neck, single handle to the rear. 614 grams, 21 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Composed of small oblate beads with larger oblate and oval beads as the central feature, restrung. 29 grams, 35 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Large West Central Asian Bronze Crescent Cross Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £60
Discoid stamp seal with segmented 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 Bronze, 41 x 41 x 13 mm. This is round with flat face and flat back, on which a handle of inverted V-shape is mounted. The design is both compartmented and open-work. It consists of a central square which is joined to an outer band by struts: straight ones from the middle of each side of the square, short ones ending in crescents from the tips of the square. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition.' 19 grams, 41 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 R-690, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
