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LOT 1222
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 - 4 1/4 in. (201 grams total, 10-11 cm).
Each a standing female with hands clasped to the breasts, applied collar, pinched facial details. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a European lady; part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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AUCTIONS:
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Mixed Western Asiatic and Other Beads
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising glass, lapis lazuli and stone beads in shades of blue and white. 63 grams total, 3-20 mm
From the London art market, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Raised from a single sheet with rounded base and slightly inturned walls. 415 grams, 19.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic 'Holy Land' Terracotta Jug
Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With tapering rounded bottom, deep shoulder, tall neck pinched to a triangular shape, strap handle to the rear. 160 grams, 12.4 cm
From the collection of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
