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LOT 0887
Amlash Bronze Openwork Pendant Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 - 3 in. (96 grams total, 43-78 mm).
Comprising openwork pendants with suspension loops, three with pellet or ropework ornament; together with one cage pendant displaying openwork roundels. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
In the form of a stylised sheep, composed of an ovoid body with integral tail, shallow neck to the vessel opening and animal's neck and head with horns curled around its ears, pricked eyes and muzzle formed as pouring spout. 248 grams, 14.7 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery.
Vessels of this type likely served a ceremonial function and were often ritually deposited in graves. -
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Amlash Terracotta Flagon
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Globular in form with flared cylindrical neck and integral handle with triangular projection; applied pellets either side, likely a zoomorphic representation, with incised vertical bands to the neck. 735 grams, 24.5 cm high
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Ex private collection. -
Fatimid Bone Knife Handle with Seated Lion
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £133
Elliptical in section and tapering with socket to the lower end, finial to the upper end carved as a lion crouching with incised detailing. 25.4 grams, 14 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
