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LOT 1157
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Snake Pin-Head and Encrusted Bead
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (50.6 grams, 10 cm).
Comprising: a lapis lazuli bead with a high-relief figure of a snake in sinuous coils, head poised to strike, with eyes formed as turquoise annular beads; a bronze columnar handle; a tabular banded agate bead; all three bound together by the bronze corrosion products.
Provenancewith Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968.
Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
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LOT 1157
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Snake Pin-Head and Encrusted Bead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Anatolian Terracotta Ram Rhyton
19th-18th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Ovoid in plan with ram-head finial and spout, filling-hole to the centre back and stub tail forming a handle; hatched panels to the sidewall with reserved running zigzag, radiating bands of impressed point ornament, head with forward-facing curled horns. 578 grams, 20.5 cm
with Artemis gallery, Münich. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1992. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N126a13 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12260-222201. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Hemispherical in profile with an incised ring to the inner face beneath the rim. 130 grams, 15.5 cm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s. -
Syro-Hititte Bronze Male Idol
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Flat-section body with pinched facial detailing, right arm raised and bent, left hand protecting the genitals. 26.9 grams, 76 mm
Previously the property of an Islington, London, UK, dealer. From a London, UK, private collector since circa 1990.
