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LOT 0187
Luristan Bronze Horse Attachment Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 4 1/4 in. (317 grams total, 2.5-10.7 cm).
Comprising: four openwork rosette style mounts with conical centres and strap junction to reverse; a whorl-shaped mount with mounting lug to reverse; an openwork comma-shaped fitting with loop to reverse; a rosette with domed head and rectangular lug to reverse; fitting with openwork geometric design and circular suspension loop; cylindrical bar terminating in a stylised feline head. [9]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0187
Luristan Bronze Horse Attachment Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bird Collection
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
One with curved comb and wattle, raised disc eyes, carinated pentagonal tail; one with hooked beak, lentoid eyes, low-relief detailing. 46 grams total, 28-47 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Achaemenid Gold Penannular Hair Ring
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Composed of a hollow D-section body, decorative vertical grooves around the outer face. 4.83 grams, 32 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
In Achaemenid graves, it is possible to determine if the jewellery contained within belonged to an adult female or a child by its size. The jewellery of the adult women included a wreath, as well as three pairs of boat-shaped earrings, two necklaces, two pendants, four finger rings, and a set of dress ornaments. Children's jewellery pieces usually consisted of only three pairs of earrings and a necklace. -
Luristan Bronze Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Of hemispherical form with a rounded base. 461 grams, 19 cm wide
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
