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LOT 0936
Elamite Silver Female Idol Pendant
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (48 grams, 12.7 cm).
Composed of bifurcated body with each arm tapering to a coiled terminal, splayed head with suspension loop, decorative diagonal grooves around the perimeter and to the centre.
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
Cf. Bilgi, O., Anthropomorphic Representations in Anatolia Before The Classical Age. Volume 1, Istanbul, 2014, figs.398, 778, 781 and 782, for similar; cf. Maxwell-Hyslop, K.R., Western Asiatic Jewellery c.3000-612 BC, London, 1971, fig.36, for a similar type.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ribbed Bracelet
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Of annular form with overlapping terminals. 20.3 grams, 78 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Silver Staff Terminal with Interlaced Dragons
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 445 grams total, 20 cm including stand
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11966-210624. -
Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Bowl and Fertility Figure Group
Circa 3000 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising: Mycenaean standing terracotta figure with flared base, applied arms, collar, eyes and hair; standing figure with pinched features, applied collar, dished panel above the head, black and ochre paint detailing; Mycenaean psi-shaped standing figure with splayed 'wings' applied hair to reverse, black and red painted detailing; small bowl with rounded underside. 373 grams total, 8.4 - 17.5 cm
Some collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. Property of a North London gentleman.
