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LOT 1371
Large Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (1.34 kg, 10 cm).
Carved as a sphere and polished, with tapering vertical socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Wester Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Broad and hemispherical in profile with thickened inturned rim. 420 grams, 15.5 cm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Aramaic Pendant Seal Matrix
Mid 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £1,600 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £850
Discoid in plan with lug to upper face and suspension loop; underside with incuse pellets to the rim surrounding a tondo with two lines of incised text. 10.77 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12717-233043. -
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Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Ovoid in plan with loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders. 3.47 grams, 45 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
