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LOT 1404
Western Asiatic Silver Magic Ring
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (27.55 grams, 45.32 mm overall, 20.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).
Broad hoop with stamped star, crescent and other motifs; heater-shaped plaque with incised grid, each cell filled with an Arabic numeral or other symbol; hatched transverse panel and arcade to the rounded end.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £425
Comprising beads of various shapes and sizes, including some granulated examples. 9.82 grams total, 7-13 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Black Stone Ritual Object
Circa 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
A slender carved rod or bar, round in section and tapering to each end; repaired. 3.4 kg, 1.22 m
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1969. Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Luristan Bronze Pin with Decorative Head
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising a substantial round-sectioned pin with bulbous poppy-shaped head with four radiating conical arms below. 70 grams, 23.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
