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LOT 1094
Luristan Bronze Peacock Pendant
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (25.5 grams, 59 mm).
Modelled in the round with hollow to the underside, long neck with collar and loop to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection.
Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
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Achaemenid Bronze Lotus Phiale Mesomphalos
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Aramean Steatite Bowl with Lion-Head Handle
9th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round with gusseted rim, shallow bowl with carved hand and arm detail to each side and cruciform segmented bands to the underside; lion-head carved in the round to the rear with segmented mane, sockets to the eyes and gaping mouth with hole for pouring liquids through the tubular junction to the rear. 357 grams, 11.3 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12193-222189.
