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LOT 1115
Luristan Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (173 grams, 13.5 cm).
Broad and shallow with slightly inturned rim, central repoussé dome. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Parthian Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Comprising: sheet-gold drum-shaped and octagonal-section beads with spherical pendants, graduated interstitial spherical or oblate carnelian beads; restrung with modern clasp. 44 grams, 46.5 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Figurine Fragment Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including Indus Valley type figure, various heads and other body parts. 623 grams total, 21-94 mm
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. -
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Large Luristan Bronze Ring with Animals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With thick hoop and opposed animal-heads to the reverse, large ellipsoid bezel with incuse winged bull motif. 34 grams, 30.15 mm overall, 22 x 20.4 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 23 April 2001, no.297 (part). Acquired by an important European family collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12055-213660.
