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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 Bronze Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A hemispherical bronze bowl with rounded base, convex lip to the inner rim. 218 grams, 13.1 cm
Previously in a private collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Achaemenid Silver Ring with Warriors
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
A silver finger ring with scaphoid bezel, incuse image of an armoured warrior with shield and spear, a horseman and a hatched gate or wall. 4.12 grams, 25.84 mm overall, 21.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Sumerian Jemdet Nasr Period Animal Amulet
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £279
A carved jasper amuletic pendant of a calf with a band and supporting loop to its middle, sockets for insertion of separate eyes. 18.11 grams, 43 mm
Fine condition, loop broken.
Acquired 1980-2000s. Important collection of a London gentleman.