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LOT 0911
Elamite Silver Horse Harness Pendant Pair
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (50 grams total, 11-11.2 cm).
With repoussé motifs composed of conical and dome shapes within pellet borders, tubular suspension loops above. [2]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, gallery; 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0911
Elamite Silver Horse Harness Pendant Pair
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Domed underside with cuneiform text to the upper face; chipped. 114 grams, 70 mm
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Large Bactrian Bronze Armlet Pair
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Seated Male Figure Holding an Axe
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Free-standing and with stylised applied face, hair and beard detailing, his hands held together in his lap. 155 grams total, 11 cm high including stand
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