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LOT 0285
Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle with Lion Attacking a Doe
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 in. (234 total, 12.2 cm wide including stand).
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.
ProvenancePrivate 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.
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Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Matched pair of hollow-formed gold earrings each formed as a series of bulbs separated by beaded wire collars and with a pair of loops to each end of the shank. 4.33 grams total, 20.8-21.2 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
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Iron Age, late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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Acquired in London, UK, in the early 2000s. Private collection, Harwich, Essex, UK.
