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LOT 0243
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (8.28 grams, 22.88 mm overall, 17.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Comprising a D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, a raised oval bezel with a two-line cursive Kufic inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0243
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £56
With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring. 396 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head Collection
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising four heads with pinched detailing, three with large annular eyes. 71 grams total, 25-56 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
West Central Asian Bronze Quadrate Cross Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a cross-shaped body with a small loop on the reverse, 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, 39 x 38 x 12 mm. This bears the shape of the design, with flat compartmented face and flat back on which is mounted a loop handle for suspension. The design is a quadrate cross with small square in the middle, and to the end of each arm is added a rough oblong shape. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is generally in good condition, only the handle is worn and the outer edges are also a little worn in two places.' 17.1 grams, 39 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 U-388, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
