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LOT 0278
Nabataean Bronze Female Statuette
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (28 grams, 47 mm).
Standing on a tiered base with loosely draped palla gathered across her body and held in the let hand at the waist, right hand raised to her hair.
ProvenanceFrom a private collection formed in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Cf. Mahdi Alzoubi, Eyad al Masri and Fardous al Ajlouny, Woman in the Nabatean Society, Zarqa, 2012, fig. 3.
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LOT 0278
Nabataean Bronze Female Statuette
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Luristan Bronze Pin with Fins
11th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With a tapering stem, incised chevrons beneath the biconical collar, flanged head with conical finial. 66 grams, 19.5 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980. -
Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle with Lion Attacking a Doe
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Rectangular openwork panel with lioness biting the neck of a doe in a foliage setting; hook to one short edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. 234 total, 12.2 cm wide including stand
Private collection, UK, acquired 1986. Acquired from Chiswick Auctions, London, 11 December 2018, lot 131. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by the original catalogue page and a copy of the original invoice.
