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LOT 0218
Chalcolithic Terracotta Figure
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (173 grams, 17.5 cm high).
Modelled in the round with columnar head and neck, pinched and impressed facial details, applied headdress, collar and calf-length skirt, stub arms.
ProvenanceFrom the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k33 from Oxford Authentication.
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Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
With frieze depicting two seated figures opposed beneath quadrupeds, dog seated to one side, rosettes and other objects in the field; columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.9 grams, 25 mm
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Twisted Bracelet Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising two penannular bracelets, one with beast head terminals the other formed of two rods twisted about each other. 68.8 grams total, 66-73 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bronze Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
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From 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.
