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LOT 1122
Phoenician Terracotta Goddess Astarte Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (135 grams, 16 cm).
Hollow-formed and wearing a peaked headdress, left hand clasping her breast, emphasised facial detailing.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Luristan Bronze Cup
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Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix with Lion
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With stepped, pierced handle, intaglio motif of a stylised standing lion with a branch above. 11.18 grams, 18 mm
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Western Asiatic Red Standstone Fragment Group
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two carved architectural fragments: a plaque with reserved foliage, and a corbel with leaves and tendrils. 4.79 kg total, 18 cm each
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
