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LOT 1849
Mesopotamian Bone Tool
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3 1/2 in. (14.34 grams, 89 mm).
Carved bone implement, triangular in plan with notched end, drilled hole, ring-and-dot and vertical line all suggesting a representation of fish; smooth to both faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 1990.
Accompanied by a copy of the original reciept dated 9 April 1999.
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LOT 1849
Mesopotamian Bone Tool
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Bronze Mouse Weight
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Holy Land Pottery Jug
Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A bulbous terracotta jug with tubular neck and integral lentoid-section handle, old dealer's label. 675 grams, 18 cm high
Acquired by the vendor's father in London, circa 1960. Acquired Cheffins Auctions, UK. -
Rare Western Asiatic Three-Headed Kultepe Disc-Shaped Idol
3rd millenium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
With a flat ellipsoid body, three parallel elongated necks with triangular-shaped heads, each face with circular eyes and eyebrows; the body decorated with dotted circles and bands of herringbone lines; mounted on a custom-made stand. 573 grams, 18.3 cm
Property of an European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13551-263657.
