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LOT 1203
Proto-Sumerian Diorite Fish Pair
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (17.1 grams total, 41-42 mm).
Two carved fish amulets, each pierced at the mouth for suspension. [2]
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, 1990s.
Acquired in 2002.
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Western Asiatic Rectangular Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Rectangular-section body on four feet, slightly flared rim with a band, with ring-and-dot markings to the outer face. 1.37 kg, 14.7 cm
From a West London collection and formerly in a Mayfair gallery. -
Western Asiatic and Other Bronze Artefact Collection
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including arrowheads, pendants and an animal figure. 74 grams total, 2.7-14.5 cm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Ovoid in plan with loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders. 3.47 grams, 45 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
