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LOT 0871
Luristan Bronze Pin Group
11TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
4 - 4 1/4 in. (30 grams total, 10-11 cm).
Comprising: one with a tapering stem, three radiating knops beneath the biconical finial; the other with ribbed upper part of the stem with a flanged collar, large finial with eight radiating flanges. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection, before 1980.
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Neo Babylonian Bifacial Quartz Stamp Seal
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Rectangular-section tongue-shaped seal with suspension holes; to the underside, an incuse engraved scene of a standing figure in floor-length robe beside a grid or hurdle with trefoil finial; to one broad face, a similar figure in a fringed garment with one hand raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.36 grams, 23 mm
Ex West Country collection before 1992. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
Judaeo-Phoenician Stone Weight Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising: two biconical weights, one in haematite, the other in grey stone; a haematite weight composed of two adjoining biconical bodies. 12.7 grams total, 19-33 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Achaemenid Tinned Bronze Bowl
Circa 7th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With high tin content, the body formed with a D-section wall and rounded base, cracked. 145 grams, 16 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
