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LOT 0232
Anatolian Stone Stargazer Idol Head
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (108 grams total, 10.2 cm high including stand).
Plano-convex in section and discoid in profile with vertical rib nose and pellet eyes, lateral spurs or the ears; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceJapanese private collection, 1988.
Private collection, London.
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Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold 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. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Ur III, Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Pillow-shaped tablet with columns of pictograms to two broad faces and one edge. 27.6 grams, 40 mm
Ex De Groot collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1930s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.137. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12118-218148. -
Western Asiatic Serpentine Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rectangular in plan with domed upper face, intaglio advancing ibex motif. 8.16 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
