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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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Ancient Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising beads in various materials including ceramic, lapis lazuli, glass, and stone. 61 grams total, 2-32 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Mitanni Red Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 1420-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Frieze depicting a standing winged genie facing with conical cap, both arms flexed holding up the hindlegs of two horses; two bands of ring-and-dot motifs framing a tree-of-life motif flanked by a facing figure of Nergal resting one foot on a crouching stag; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.7 grams, 23 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12247-222298. -
Trans-Jordan Holy Land Terracotta Bowl
Early Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With wide piriform body and low foot, decorative band with four low lugs below the rim. 1.42 kg, 25 cm wide
From a London, UK, collection. Ex 'Hand of the Potter' Exhibition, Piccadilly 1990s.
