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LOT 0298
Mesopotamian White Marble Animal Amulets
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 1/4 in. (15.8 grams total, 17-33 mm).
Comprising: profile addorsed bear and bear-cub heads; two sheep's heads. [3]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 0298
Mesopotamian White Marble Animal Amulets
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Black Stone Weight with Aramaic Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Ellipsoid in section with facet, two lines of text. 5.9 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Neo Babylonian Glass Stamp Seal with Beast-Tamer
800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Conical in profile with rounded top and piercing; underside with intaglio motif of a standing figure in a kilt with arms extended above two addorsed rampant beasts. 4.22 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Neo-Babylonian Terracotta Mother and Child Figure
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Moulded in high-relief; mother standing nude and holding child in her left hand and offering her breast to the child with her right; mounted on a custom-made stand. 144 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand
Acquired in the UK in the early 1990s. Ex property of a Guernsey collector.
