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LOT 0238
Bactrian Stone Coiled Snake Amulet
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (5.68 grams, 26 mm).
Carved steatite pendant of a coiled serpent with central hole; lozenge and angled detailing to obverse.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1999.
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Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Recumbent Bull with Inlaid Eyes
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Modelled in the round with the legs folded beneath the body, pierced at the rump; sockets at the eyes, one with inlay; bronze mounting rod set into the lower body. 31.7 grams, 46 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12409-225344. -
Sumerian Green Stone Eye Idol
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round as a rectangular block with a slit to the upper edge, vertical spike with two annulet 'eyes'; pierced for suspension. 13.2 grams, 41 mm
with M. Petropoulos, Zurich, early 1990s. with Rhéa gallery. Private collection, acquired in 1999. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12897-241753. -
Western Asiatic Stone Beaker
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With narrow base, conical body and rounded rim. 132 grams, 66 mm wide
Private collection, assembled in the 1950s-1970s, thence by descent.
