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LOT 0958
Luristan Bronze Votive Animal Group
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (52.4 grams total, 34-40 mm).
Model horses each with splayed legs and a stub to the rump (to accept a rider figure?). [5]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Painted Pottery Jar
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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Painted Ceramic Zoomorphic Ewer
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Formed as a stylised animal with stocky waisted body formed from conjoined bulbs, long tail, flared neck developing to a spout with lugs, loop handle to the middle back and filler-hole to the rump; painted with bands of running scroll designs and bands. 537 grams, 15 cm wide
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Aramaic Bronze Epigraphic Fragment Group
Circa 2nd-3th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising two fragments of sheet bronze each with one straight edge and nail-holes or attachment, inked or painted Aramaic text; mounted in a display case. 214 grams total, 13 x 13.5 cm including case
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
