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LOT 1630
Sumerian Stone Animal Amulet Group
CIRCA 2500-2000 B.C.
3/4 in. (5 grams total, 19-20 mm).
Comprising a perching bird and a lion with gaping mouth. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1630
Sumerian Stone Animal Amulet Group
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Ziwiye Blue Faience Lion Protome
Circa 8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled in the round in resting (couchant) pose with forelegs extended and head erect; transverse piercing behind the shoulder and the rear of the body tubular. 605 grams, 13.7 cm
Acquired from Atigh Gallery (UK), 23 February 1984. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Dipper Cup
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hemispherical body and loop handle, broad pouring lip with lateral flanges. 479 grams, 23 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
Circa 500-400 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Squat, 'bag' shaped vessel with flared rim and flat base. 150 grams, 60 mm
Private collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
