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Western Asiatic Pale Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Mixed group of beads restrung to a Y-shape with some feature beads. 16.41 grams, 31 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Syro-Hittite Bronze Male Idol
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Round-section body with pinched facial detailing, right arm raised and bent, left hand protecting the genitals. 36.5 grams, 78 mm
Previously the property of an Islington, London, UK, dealer. From a London, UK, private collector since circa 1990. -
Mesopotamian Pink Stone Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Conical in profile with flattened round base. 2.03 kg, 22.5 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Mouflon Bead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Carved in the round with vertical suspention hole at the shoulders, curled lateral horns. 13.5 grams, 30 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of spherical beads interspersed with barley twist glass beads and a large melon bead at the centre; restrung. 82 grams, 53.2 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Tell Halaf Terracotta Fertility Figure
2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £442
A figurine depicting a seated female with hands supporting large breasts, small head with pinched nose and painted facial detailing; wearing a tiered necklace indicated by painted dots; with voluptuous legs. 143 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 166, no.1493. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Amphora
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Tall and piriform in profile with small trumpet-shaped mouth, lateral loop handle. 1.03 kg, 30 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Elamite Silver Beaker with Leopards
Circa 2500-1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Sheet-silver pyxis with tapering sides and slightly curved base, everted rim; discoid lid with lip, impressed cruciform design with zigzags in the quadrants; sidewall with impressed frieze of leopards in profile, ring-and-dot and chased detailing to fur; some restoration. 47 grams, 87 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. with TimeLine Auctions, 5 September 2024, no.1255. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Western Asiatic Qajar Style Openwork Iron Pen Box
Late 20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A narrow openwork box with sliding tray; inside lined with red velvet; brass-inlaid calligraphic text to body. 362 grams, 20.7 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Late Kushan Period Silver Spoon with Brahmi Inscription
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
Comprising a shallow piriform bowl with flange rim, round-section shank and palmette finial; incised legend to reverse. 84 grams, 19.8 cm
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Stone Libation Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With a biconical body and flared foot set off-centre, large U-shaped spout and flat rim. 667 grams total, 11.9 cm
From a collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
Western Asiatic White and Beige Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Mixed group of beads in alternating sizes, restrung to a Y-shape. 14.49 grams, 32 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.