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LOT 1462
Luristan Bronze Goat Statuette
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (13.5 grams, 36 mm).
Modelled standing with its legs splayed, long curving horns and projecting eyes, a collar around the neck and pierced through the shoulders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx A.H.B. collection, 1970s-1990s.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.
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LOT 1462
Luristan Bronze Goat Statuette
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Assyrian Stone Bust of the Demon Humbaba
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Carved in the round bust with heavily hatched brow and cheeks, D-shaped eyes, snubbed feline nose, ellipsoid mouth gaping with teeth exposed, segmented panel to chest. 47 grams, 37 mm
European art market, 1997. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12596-232196. -
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Composed of oblate, biconical and barrel-shaped beads with four granulated beads, restrung with a modern clasp. 56 grams, 52.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Neo-Assyrian Buff Stone Cylinder Seal with Gryphons
Circa 800-700 B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragmentary seal with flying gryphons; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.36 grams, 24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.80.
