Loading, please wait...
LOT 1370
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Niello
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (9.03 grams, 23.84 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With carinated hoop, heater-shaped plaques to the shoulders, hexagonal bezel with pellet to each angle and reserved calligraphic legend.
ProvenanceFrom a central European collection.
Mr S.A., acquired in 1992.
Thence by descent, family collection, since the late 1990s.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Framed Double-Sided Ottoman Painted Miniature Leaf with Figure and Horse
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rectangular laid paper page mounted in a bifacial glazed wooden frame; obverse painted image of a nimbate figure with long hanks of hair advancing with arms raised, four lines of neat nasta'liq text below; reverse an advancing horse with long tail, text in two lines above and below. 720 grams, 32.5 x 22.6 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Situla Handle with Ram and Horse Head
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Round-section bar with two biconvex collars, horse-head finial at one end and perpendicular ram-head at the other; mounted on a custom-made stand. 191 grams total, 12 cm wide including stand
From a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Mother Goddess Head
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A substantial figurine fragment comprising a trapezoidal plaque with expanded lower edge, applied discoid eyes and pinched nose, necklace with impressed bead detailing, applied breasts; mounted on a custom-made stand. 313 grams total, 15 cm including stand
Fine condition.
From an old Tokyo collection; formerly the property of a Japanese gentleman since the early 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
