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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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Hittite Red Jasper Stamp Seal with Bird
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Domed seal with transverse piercing, upper face with a floral border and schematic motifs, underside with a standing bird with an inscription(?) below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.8 grams, 24 mm
From an English private collection, 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
'The Ada Moore' Syrian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Figure and Scorpion
Syria, 2800-2400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Cylinder seal with frieze; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: "Cylinder Seal of Soft Black Stone. 37 x 25 mm. There are two standing human-looking figures, both clad in robes reaching to mid-calf level, and both having one hand raised. The one faces a tree or bush, the other standing against a background design of uncertain interpretation seems to hold a long spear downwards. The remaining space is divided up by two notched lines, on the top of one of which a bird is perching, and the remaining space is filled with a scorpion, a lion, a quadruped and another bird, while a lunar crescent and very small star occupy an area in the sky. The whole design is placed between upper and lower rulings. This is a Syrian seal, c. 2000-1800 B.C. done in a crude style but one full of interest. It is large and in fine condition and though the style is known, seals of this large size and with such a varied design are extremely rare.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 35 grams, 38 mm
The Collection of Mrs William H. Moore, Eisen, University of Chicago, 1940, no.188. The Ada Moore Collection of Near Eastern Seals, Sotheby's, New York, Thursday, 12 December 1991, no.92. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1992. -
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Western Asiatic Hematite Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
900-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
The field divided into two registers by a horizontal guilloche; above, two winged gryphons crouching beside an attendant with a seated figure holding a sceptre; below, opposed crouching lions, an attendant and a perching bird; a full-height figure with a kopesh; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.17 grams, 18 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
