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LOT 1272
Luristan Bronze Pin Head with Ibex
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (15.3 grams, 70 mm).
Round-section pin with stylised ibex-head finial having long, curving horns and pellet eyes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia private collector.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Elamite Silver Staff Terminal with Interlaced Dragons
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £638
Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 45 grams total, 20 cm including stand
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11966-210624. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Terracotta Camel Figurine
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in the round standing on a sub-rectangular base, stylised anatomical detailing including remains of a bridge and eyes. 184 grams, 10.3 cm
Fair condition.
Ex property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market; previously from an old English collection formed in the 1980s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Sumerian Diorite Bowl
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Conical in profile with narrow base and rounded rim. 362 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex private collection, Contessa L.J., since the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, 2001. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
