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LOT 1150
Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Idol
1500-500 B.C.
9 in. (260 grams total, 23 cm high including stand).
Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long cloak and two broad necklaces; arms bent and hands placed on the chest; mounted on a custom-made stand; repaired. [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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Western Asiatic Animal Collection
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Group of four carved stone animals comprising: two limestone reclining lions; a green glass lion with head turned, loop to the reverse, socket for attachment of a separate face panel; boar crouching with legs folded beneath the body. 23 grams total, 21-30 mm
Acquired in Europe in 2002. European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet With Ring and Dots
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a penannular body with segmented ring-and-dot design. 69 grams, 65 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Judaeo-Phoenician Stone Weight Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising: two biconical weights, one in haematite, the other in grey stone; a haematite weight composed of two adjoining biconical bodies. 12.7 grams total, 19-33 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
