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LOT 1014
Luristan Decorated Pin Pair
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 5/8 - 6 1/2 in. (54 grams total, 14.3-16.7 cm).
A pair of bronze pins composed of tapering round-section stems and balustered upper bodies and domed heads; one pin tip lost in antiquity. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Copper Bracelet with Animal Terminals
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A copper zoomorphic bracelet with round-section penannular hoop, terminals formed as opposed animal heads, possibly rams with curled horns, with remains of facial detailing. 33.5 grams, 71 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s. Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a London gentleman. -
Trans Jordan Redware Burnished Jar
Circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A ceramic jar of globular form with flat base and funicular neck; two lug handles to the shoulder. 260 grams, 12.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Ex Hands of the Potter exhibition. Faustus Gallery, Jermyn Street, 1990s. London, UK, collection. -
Nabataean cosmetic Jar
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
A miniature ceramic jar with a squat body, broad neck with everted rim and plinth foot, painted band of dots around the neck and stylised leaf motif around the shoulder. 36 grams, 56 mm wide
Fine condition.
From an important collection of Holy Land pottery formed pre 1988, thence by descent.
