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LOT 1369
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Robed Female Gemstone
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (8.00 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 18.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Comprising a tapering D-section hoop, stepped discoid bezel with inset garnet(?) cabochon, intaglio standing robed female with distaff. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Mayfair gentleman; collected from 1966-2017.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung designer necklace string of ceramic and stone beads of mainly oblate form, central feature a large cylindrical and annular bead; restrung. 27.7 grams, 30 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Irregular fragment with prepared and flattened outer face, nine columns of impressed cuneiform text; reverse repaired. 43 grams, 58 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. -
Achaemenid Bronze Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Conical in profile with low disc to the foot. 156 grams, 12.5 cm
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s.