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LOT 1091
Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (19 grams, 70 mm).
With conical base, stub arms, pinched head, impressed eyes and collar.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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Western Asiatic Agate Bull's Head Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Finely carved as a stylised bull's head with short horns and bulbous eyes, incised nostrils and mouth, perforated at the back of the neck for suspension. 28.9 grams, 40 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. -
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2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Western Asiatic Red Agate Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Graduated group of restrung tubular and fusiform beads with later gilt-metal interstitial collars; centrepiece of two large oval beads and an oblate-shaped bead; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 27.20 grams, 48 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s.
