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LOT 0838
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Inscription
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.78 grams, 24.49 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Composed of a carinated hoop with geometric ornament and expanded shoulders, engraved calligraphic inscription to the rectangular bezel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Judaean Four Shekel Stone Weight
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Of globular form with domed upper face bearing incised characters and a flat base; likely limestone. 44.7 grams, 33 mm
Gabby family collection since the late 1960s; thence by descent. -
Tel Brak Type Alabaster Eye Idol
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Anthropomorphic eye idol, possibly of figurative female form, carved with a bell-shaped body, two 'breasts', remains of openwork 'eyes' above. 33.5 grams, 43 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
A classic artefact type from ancient Mesopotamia. Likely hand-carved using drills and string cutting. Eye idols were so named in the 1930s by the British archaeologist Max Mallowan. Whilst excavating a mound called Tel Brak, he discovered hundreds of anthropomorphic items of similar form, thus naming the mound 'Temple of the Eyes'. -
Mesopotamian Clay Fertility Figure
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Stylised detailing to her face and hair, beaded necklace around her neck and small breasts; remains of outstretched arms; shallow U-shaped channel to reverse delineating her buttocks and spine. 225 grams, 11.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
