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LOT 1843
Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (95 grams, 16.5 cm).
Modelled in the round with flared base and applied detailing to the collar, hair and eyes; old collector's card 'Syro-Hittite C.1200 BC Female figurine Considerable red-ochre colour coating remains, rare thus'; heavily restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx John L. Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten collector's ticket.
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LOT 1843
Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone of an Ibex with Inscription
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Opening Bid: £200
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Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Sasanian Lapis Lazuli Stamp Seal with Ram and Pahlavi Inscription
Circa 4th-5th century AD.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex seal pierced through the body, the underside with a standing horned animal and two lines of inscription to the rim; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 26.2 grams, 26 mm
From a privately held London, UK, collection from the late 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Idol
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Mr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
