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LOT 1229
Luristan Bronze Pomegranate-Shaped Bell
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (186 grams total, 85 mm).
Openwork cage of D-shaped bars with loop to one end and radiating spiked knop to the other; rumbler ball inside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Bronze Age and Other Terracotta Vessel Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including a squat dipper cup with applied boss to the shoulder, a jar with rounded underside, and other types. 780 grams total, 8-16 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Substantial penannular form, barrel-shaped in section with raised panel at the apex and 'twist' detailing. 68.6 grams, 68 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. -
Amlash Bronze Zoomorphic Clasp
10th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two brings with a central wire-bound bar between and lateral twisted stringers; to one end a hook, to the other a knop formed as a quatrefoil. 39 grams, 90 mm
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection. Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
