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LOT 0991
Greek and Phoenician Lead Weight Collection
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.45 kg total, 2.0-11.3 cm).
Including examples displaying zoomorphic designs, lettering and other motifs. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Polished and modelled with its head resting along its back and with simple, stylised detailing. 8.7 grams, 22 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Neo-Assyrian Bronze Bowl
9th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Hemispherical with shallow circumferential groove around the internal rim; rounded base; tinned. 265 grams, 20 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Elamite Bronze Vessel Stand
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Formed with an openwork circular 'basket' supported on the backs of two birds standing parallel on a rectangular plate, inlays to three birds' eyes. 220 grams, 89 mm
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 number no.11868-206898.
