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LOT 1130
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Inscription
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.05 grams, 21.37 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with a lozenge plaque to the base, scrolled triangular plaque to each shoulder; octofoil bezel with textured field surrounding the central inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Letter Tablet
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Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
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