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LOT 1239
Mesopotamian Stone Weight Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (74 grams total, 14-38 mm).
Mainly fusiform and tubular types. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK.
Ex North London collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Mixed group comprising: lion, resting with forelegs spread, inset glass eyes (one absent); hare resting, with long ears; rooster(?) with head turned to the rear, annular socket; leaping horse with forelegs raised. 76 grams total, 25-45 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Weight Collection
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including polyhedral, barrel-shaped, tabular and other types, most with impressed markings. 216 grams total, 9-24 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK. Ex North London collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
Iron Age, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With biconical profile, narrow base, broad mouth with flared rim; bands of painted hatched leaf motifs to shoulder, horizontal lines above; small hole to shoulder. 1 kg, 18.5 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
