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LOT 0203
Hittite Bronze Standard Finial with Animal
CIRCA 13TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (12 1/4 in.) (405 grams, 17 cm (922 grams total, 31 cm including stand)).
With a central bar with a semi-circle on either side, surmounted by a flat platform with a stag with large, elaborate horns, standing behind a doe; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom a private collection, since 1989.
Ex West London, UK collection.
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LOT 0203
Hittite Bronze Standard Finial with Animal
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£750 (EUR 870; USD 1,013) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
3300-2900 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Rectangular in plan and triangular in section with a median hole, flat face with incuse frieze of ibexes. 38.9 grams, 61 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Islamic Style Turquoise Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Roughly oval in shape with an inscription at the centre with stars on the field, surrounded by a cross motif border. 1.41 grams, 17 mm
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Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, a raised oval bezel with a two-line cursive Kufic inscription. 8.28 grams, 22.88 mm overall, 17.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
