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LOT 1918
Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection
CIRCA 700-600 B.C.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (6.67 grams total, 17-22 mm).
Each carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine. [2]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Israel.
with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1990s.
Private European collection, acquired from the above in 2001.
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LOT 1918
Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£300 (EUR 348; USD 405) ‡+BP*
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Jemdet Nasr Type Cylinder Seal with Animals
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Opening Bid: £200
Squat drum-shaped seal with panel of linear geometric ornament, frieze of two stylised ibexes. 22.7 grams, 26.8 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Floral Design
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising a wide hoop with curving supports projecting from the shoulders, a thick flower-shaped bezel with an engraved and gilt flower motif. 21.95 grams, 31.96 mm overall, 20.96 x 18.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel Group
Circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a squat jar with painted rings to the shoulder; squat cup with everted rim, carinated profile, painted scales; jar with deep shoulder. 523 grams total, 9.5-10.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
