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LOT 1259
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
SYRO-HITTITE STATES, 1180-700 B.C.
4 3/8 in. (81.7 grams, 11.1 cm).
Modelled in the round with domed headdress, in crouching pose holding a small animal in his bent arms; applied eyes, nose and headdress elements;rear of head absent.
ProvenanceEx property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Gold Disc Ornament Collection
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Opening Bid: £90
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From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Lead Document Seal with 'The order of God and ... and Justice' Inscription
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sumerian Jemdet Nasr Type Blue Stone Animal
Late 4th-early 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
D-shaped in section, formed as a zebu with its legs folded beneath the body; five small ibexes to the reverse. 71 grams, 58 mm
Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.
