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LOT 1195
Elamite Bronze 'Pineapple' Macehead
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (273 grams, 12.6 cm).
A hollow-formed tubular neck with flared rim and segmented collar, bulb above with deep latticework effect, tapering finial with trumpet-shaped flange collar.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid-1980s to early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Moorey, P.R.S., Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Adam Collection, Oxford, 1974, p.49, for type.
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LOT 1195
Elamite Bronze 'Pineapple' Macehead
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Jemdet Nasr Type Black Stone Seated Cow Seal
3300–2900 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Plano-convex in section carved into the likeness of a bull with the legs folded beneath the body; underside with scene of three animals; pierced at the shoulders. 37.5 gramas, 44 mm
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Indo-Parthian Silver Carinated Cup
Circa late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
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Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979. Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art. with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.56A (part). Accompanied by the original Christie's lot ticket. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12961-244455.
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Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Ovoid in plan with loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders. 3.47 grams, 45 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
