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LOT 0224
Luristan Zoomorphic Pin Finial
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/2 in. (118 grams, 21.5 cm).
With complex finial incorporating the foreparts of an ibex surmounted by a winged gryphon with cow-horns and coiled disc between the neck and arched wing.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1967.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Bactrian Gold Wire Necklace with Pendant
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Tightly-coiled wire band with graduated profile, domed disc closure with repoussé central boss and pellets to the rim, pendant formed as a rectangular frame enclosing two fusiform banded agate and another fusiform bead, barrel-shaped gold collars and coiled wire finials. 37.20 grams, 66 cm
with Ancient and Islamic Art Ltd, 1993. Private European collection, early 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12426-218224. -
Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Tubular Bead Set
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Mixed group of granulated beads with wide holes. 2.02 grams total, 4-8 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Floral Earrings
Circa 1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Each formed as an open flower with the carpel emerging between the petals, applied pellets forming the petals and three pellets to the carpel; hinged loops. 7.04 grams total, 34-35 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
