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LOT 1326
Indus Valley Terracotta Monkey Figurine Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 - 4 in. (428 grams total, 8.2-10.3 cm).
Each a simian with exaggerated eyes, mounted on a stand. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1326
Indus Valley Terracotta Monkey Figurine Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a narrow hoop with bulb to the underside, discoid bezel with calligraphic nastaliq-script legend; possibly Timurid period. 6.21 grams, 22.86 mm overall, 16.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Large Early Dynastic White Stone Cylinder Seal
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With design in two registers framed by three bands of parallel horizontal lines; upper register, undulating bands; lower register, bird with wings spread flanked by addorsed ibexes; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 43 grams, 51 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Phoenician Silver Inscribed Seal Matrix
Circa 8th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With inscription in Phoenician script [mem 'alep sin nun ayin nun samek = water, ox head, teeth, fish, eye, fish, tower]. 6.4 grams, 16 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
