Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1122
Western Asiatic Twisted Silver Bracelet Pair
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (259 grams total, 75-78 mm).
Each a penannular round-section band with a twisted filigree band coiled around the shank; clubbed finials, one with closure clip fitting. [2]
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
VETTING:
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.
LOT 1122
Western Asiatic Twisted Silver Bracelet Pair
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
Sasanian Garnet Gemstone of a Lion
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Plano-convex in section with incuse sleeping lion; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.55 grams, 10 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Simon Stylite Terracotta Pilgrim's Token
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Plano-convex in section with impressed design of a nimbate figure crouching atop a column, flanked by levitating angels and standing nimbate figures, all within a pelleted border. 11.9 grams, 32 mm
Ex important Christian collection, 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal Rider
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled in the round standing facing, the rider gripping the animal with his thighs and by its ears, stylised detailing to both figures in the form of applied circular eyes and pricked headbands, the rider wearing a conical cap; mounted on a substantial cylindrical perspex display base. 676 grams total, 20 cm high including stand
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. From the Moussieff salon cabinet display. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
