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LOT 1007
Luristan and Later Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/8 - 6 1/2 in. (62 grams total, 3.7-16.5 cm).
Comprising: a bow-shaped buckle; a boot-shaped pipe tamper with suspension loop; pin with trio of rowels or stars; possible Chimu pin with urn-shaped finial and hook. [4, No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Columnar in form with waisted profile and everted rim, restored. 2.1 kg total, 19.5 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Sumerian Limestone Cylinder Seal
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Depicting a figure wearing a radiate crown grappling with animals, six-armed star in the field; drilled vertically for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 31.8 grams, 45 mm
Acquired 1980-1990s. Ex West Country, UK, collection. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology. -
Western Asiatic Elaborate Gold Earring Pair
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £702
Comprising a hollow penannular tube with domed finials, hinge and suspension bar attached; to the outer edge of the tube, nine rings each with a hollow discoid pendant; to the inner edge of the tube, a crescentic plaque set with six garnet cloisons and a heart-shaped cell with granule detail, inset cabochon garnet, supporting a sheet-gold flower. 23.7 grams total, 52-55 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
