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LOT 1029
Luristan Decorated Pin Pair
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
7 3/8 - 7 1/2 in. (105 grams total, 18.7-19 cm).
A pair of decorated pins composed of tapering round-section stems with decoratively twisted head and conical finial, pierced body, incised hatched triangles below. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Net Painting
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £88
A bulbous terracotta jug with trumpet-style neck, chamfered rim with bridge to conical spout and integral strap handle, polychrome painted frieze incorporating stylised 'net' motifs between concentric plain bands of varying thicknesses and geometric motifs to the handle and spout. 1.15 kg, 21 cm high
Acquired before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Group
Late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
A mixed group of seven gold hoop earrings comprising: an example composed of a coiled wire and bead bezel; one with hollow-formed capsule-shaped bulb decorated with a medial twisted wire collar; a crescentic hoop with granulated pyramids to the lower edge and one loop; hollow-formed crescentic earring with coiled collars; a flat-section crescent with hook-and-eye closure; a hollow-formed crescent-shaped earring with expanded central section and remains of hinge closure; hoop with single granulations to lower body, triangular plaque below, dangle comprising gold granulated beads and pearl and facetted blue bead, possibly of stone; including fragmentary examples. 6.69 grams total, 10-27 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Biconvex Painted Jar
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A squat ceramic biconical pot with basal ring and slightly everted rim, bands of painted geometric designs to the upper face. 248 grams, 11.8 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.