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LOT 1087
Bactrian Ritual Stone Idol
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
18 1/8 in. (4.6 kg, 46 cm).
Round-section columnar bar with tapering ends, pecked texturing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Medical Instrument Group
Circa 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising: a pair of tweezers; two looped needles; a spoon; an awl with long stem; a probe; and a spatula. 52 grams total, 6.2-14 cm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Bracelet
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a flat-section penannular body with a medial panel of vertical lines; the finials formed as serpent or beast heads. 16.2 grams, 72 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Neo-Assyrian Stone Grotesque Face Pendant
800-600 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Carved in the round with animal-like features and grimacing expression, drilled eyes and strong eyebrows; pierced through the top of the head and through the mouth; possibly depicting Huwawa. 6.43 grams, 19 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
