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LOT 1695
Western Asiatic Silver Ring
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.34 grams, 25.17 mm overall, 20.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with raised geometric decoration, a rectangular bezel with foliate decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Pottery Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Globular in profile with slender angled spout, conical mouth and strap handle. 188 grams, 10 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Very Large Holy Land Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp
Iron Age, late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Discoid in plan with flange rim and sidewall pinched to form a nozzle 425 grams, 18.4 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent, with collector's reference no.A26. -
Large Sogdian Silver Vessel with Animal Figures
Eastern Sogdian, 8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £11,111
Sheet-silver vessel with drum-shaped body, narrow discoid repoussé base; bands of repoussé foliage to the body beneath a raised collar and fluted neck and rim; rectangular-section crescent handle held by two securing hoops formed as miniature rams. 1.2 kg, 26.5 cm wide
From an old private collection. with Oxus Fine Arts Pte. Ltd, Singapore. Acquired by the current owner in London, 2012. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12288-220840.
Dr Grigoriev, in his studies on Sogdian silver artworks, has traced specific Sogdian features of metalwork prototypes on the basis of the ceramic replicas. Some of these features were distinguished on gold and silver vessels, which possess many other characteristics bringing them together. In our bucket, the style and the decoration of the flowers resemble those of the bucket with deer from Shirokovskoe (Perm, see Marshak, 1971, T,35), while the bands of repoussé foliage to the body beneath the raised collar and fluted neck and rim recall the decoration of the dish with deer from Rep’evka, in Samara Province (Darkevich, 1976, n.12).
