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LOT 1152
Anatolian Red Serpentine Axe-Shaped Amulet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 1/2 in. (9.22 grams, 38 mm).
D-shaped plaque with integral pierced suspension lug, decorated with columns of incised ring-and-dot motifs, plain reverse; lug chipped, usage wear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Western Asiatic Gold and Garnet Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Discoid in plan with central cell and inset garnet cabochon, two mounting tubes to reverse. 0.38 grams, 9 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Achaemenid Bronze Rhyton with Horned Lion
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
With a curved tapering body, the protome formed as a mythical horned lion with folded wings, mouth with a hole and large hollow eyes to accept inlay, the short, dense mane marked with vertical grooves. 748 grams, 16 cm
From a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent. Property of a New Zealand legal professional. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12325-223713. -
Old Babylonian Alabaster Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With frieze of robed figures in procession; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.16 grams, 14 mm
Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1980-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s.
