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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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Western Asiatic Glass Balsamarium
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Teardrop-shaped glass vessel with low-relief eye motif to each face, low neck, 'molar' detailing to the base. 7.89 grams, 36 mm
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Western Asiatic Clothing Pin Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising four pins with conical finials, a looped pin, and a section of a pin with flared finial. 34.5 grams total, 52-80 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Amlash Bronze Cloak Pin Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: Amlash bronze cloak pin, the top of the shank decorated with encircling bands of various widths and surmounted by a conical head, a piercing in the shaft allowed for the attachment of a crescentic slip-ring, the surface with areas of corrosion, the very tip broken away; similar with pierced lug finial and four radiating birds' heads; each with old collector's label '10633' and '10689'; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 113 grams total, 15.2-15.5 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market 1970s-1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
