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LOT 0928
Mesopotamian Stone Weight Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
5/8 - 2 1/8 in. (256 grams total, 17-54 mm).
Including tabular, cylindrical, conical and other types, all polished. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Nabataean Standing Stone Figure
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
The figure depicted with kyphosis and emphasised head; dressed hair and stylised facial features with high forehead and open mouth with full lips; arms held at waist level with crossed hands; dressed in a textured tunic. 149 grams, 97 mm
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012. Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Old collection label to the base inscribed 'Petra'. -
Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Horse Padlock
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
In the form of a stylised horse, the body and tail with gilded line detailing; hollow, the mechanism not present. 20.2 grams, 46 mm
UK art market, acquired prior to 1985.
Likely Ilkhanid or Timurid dynasty. -
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Bactrian Bronze Plaque with Figural Scene
Circa 2000 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Of rectangular form, two stylised figures depicted frontally, an animal in profile above the smaller figure. 139 grams, 91 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
