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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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Canaanite Bronze Statuette with Braided Locks of Hair
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,667
Modelled in the round standing figure in belted kilt with braided hair and flame headdress, enigmatic face with wide hollow eyes; open hands held before the chest; integral legs, bare feet and base. 294 grams, 15.3 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12359-226971. -
Western Asiatic Iridescent Green Glass Sprinkler Flask
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With five radiating ribbed flanges to the body, restricted neck, everted flange to the mouth with raised rim. 91 grams, 80 mm
Private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. From a private Belgian collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Axe-Shaped Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a broad crescentic blade, balustered shank extending to pierced bulb finial. 22.3 grams, 80 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.