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LOT 0227
Neo Babylonian Black Stone Duck Weight
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/8 in. (2.66 kg, 15.5 cm).
Carved with two lateral broad ovoid wings and the head resting along the spine; pierced at the neck for suspension.
ProvenanceCollection of a gentleman, previously Home Counties, UK, collection.
LiteratureCf. Kozloff, A.P., Animals in Ancient Art, from the Leo Mildenberg collection, Cleveland, 1981, fig.12bis.
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Large Luristan Bronze Ring with Animals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With thick hoop and opposed animal-heads to the reverse, large ellipsoid bezel with incuse winged bull motif. 34 grams, 30.15 mm overall, 22 x 20.4 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 23 April 2001, no.297 (part). Acquired by an important European family collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12055-213660.
