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LOT 1524
Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol
12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (156 grams, 14.6 cm).
Standing figure with radiating discs framing the face, collar with pendant.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
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Heavy Luristan Bronze Dish
13th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising a shallow body with sharply sloping walls and wide, everted rim. 712 grams, 19.5 cm
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