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LOT 1209
Luristan Bronze Horse
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (8.62 grams, 42 mm).
Amuletic figure of a standing beast with flange to the rump. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London collection of a deceased collector, 1990s.
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Luristan Bronze Dress Pin Group
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including tapering type with domed head, poppyhead type and others. 77 grams total, 6.2-20 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Phallus Axe
Neolithic Period, 5th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lentoid in section with rounded cutting edge, carinated butt formed as a phallus. 1.76 kg, 22 cm
From 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. -
Elamite Bronze Bull Statuette
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Modelled in the round as a zebu standing on all four legs with dewlap and crescent horns. 215 grams, 10.5 cm
Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. From a private collection of an Exeter gentleman since 2015.
