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Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Discoid in plan with radiating cells hollowed to accept enamel; raised centre with reserved calligraphic text. 8.57 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Conical in profile with rounded top and piercing; underside with intaglio motif of a standing figure in a kilt with arms extended above two addorsed rampant beasts. 4.22 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
Comprising: leaf-shaped double-edged blade with rounded tip; thick rectangular-section handle with heart-shaped edges. 95 grams total, 15.5-17 cm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Square in section and tapering in profile with stepped top and holes to accept a cord, intaglio motifs to sides and base: tree flanked by pellets, hatched base; robed figure supporting a hatched disc beside an altar; robed figure supporting a hatched panel beneath a crescent, beside an altar; robed figure supporting a rod or sceptre above an altar; base with a hatched fish. 9.12 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two russet-coloured each with stirrup-shaped handle below the rim. 770 grams total, 17-20 cm
Acquired on the German art market before 1990.
From a European collection, Munich, Germany.
Cf. Amiran, R., Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1963, pl.38, item 6, for type.
Acquired on the German art market before 1990.
From a European collection, Munich, Germany.
Cf. Amiran, R., Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1963, pl.38, item 6, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Biconvex in profile with low flared rim, remains of painted ornament to shoulder. 2.55 kg, 21.8 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Bifacial plaque with suspension hole; obverse with central bilinear circle enclosing a grid with numbers, text surrounding; reverse with ten lines of dense text. 31.9 grams, 56 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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In advancing pose with trunk extended, tail draped along the hindleg; old inked number '27' to underside; supplied with a custom-made stand. 115 grams, 73 mm (251 grams total, 10 cm wide including stand)
Ex European collection since 1970.
with Herman Historica, Munich, Germany, Auction 95, no.6031 (Part).
Property of a French collector.
Ex European collection since 1970.
with Herman Historica, Munich, Germany, Auction 95, no.6031 (Part).
Property of a French collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With incuse frieze depicting a standing robed figure with one leg and one arm extended, holding a sceptre towards a supplicant in ankle-length garment standing beside a frond; sun-disc above the bird's head; third standing figure in flounced garment and with both hands raised above an altar. 7.43 grams, 22.84 mm
From a Scottish private collection, Perthshire, 1990s.
About one third of the surface of the seal has been left blank; this was probably intended to be inscribed with a cuneiform text.
From a Scottish private collection, Perthshire, 1990s.
About one third of the surface of the seal has been left blank; this was probably intended to be inscribed with a cuneiform text.
Triangular plaque with granulation to the border, inset cabochon garnet. 0.13 grams, 5 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Modelled in the round figure of a bird with long neck extended, stub tail and two small feet; lateral slot to accept separate wings, and vertical hole for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand. 90.3 grams total, 63 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Composed of agate, shell, glass, faience, and stone beads in various shapes including some amulets, restrung. 43 grams, 60 cm long
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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