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LOT 1283
Chalcolithic Terracotta Fertility Idol
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (169 grams, 92 mm high).
Modelled as a highly stylised seated female figure with stub legs and outstretched stub arms, triangular head with simple facial features, conical breasts, buttocks and spine delineated with simple lines to rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999; thence by descent.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Achaemenid Turquoise Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
A designer necklace composed of various beads and restrung to a Y-shape, central feature comprising a large melon and an annular bead. 11.4 grams, 33 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Stone Kettle-Bell Idol
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Conical in profile with flat base and U-shaped channel through the apex. 8.4 kg, 20 cm
Formerly in a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Heraldic Eagle
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Openwork discoid seal with loop handle to the reverse; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 63x63x20 mm. This is round with flat face and flat back on which a handle of inverted U-shape is mounted on the back. The design is both compartmented and open-work. It shows a heraldic eagle in the middle: head up, wings spread, and tail feathers down, surrounded by a guilloche of nine spirals. The design is repeated by engraving on the back. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. The handle is worn, but otherwise it is in very good condition, and is a fine piece.' 63.6 grams, 64 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
