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LOT 0844
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Statuette of a Deity
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (182 grams total, 14.5cm including stand).
Modelled with a tapering rectangular body, head with pinched features facing forwards, hands raised to chest with palms placed flat against the chest, shown wearing a neck ornament and with an elaborate hair style arranged at the back of the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North Yorkshire collection from the 1990s.
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Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
The bowl displaying decorative ribbing, with waisted stem and splayed foot below. 1.44 kg, 26 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Central Asian Silver-Gilt Zoomorphic Belt Plaque with Attack Scene
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
Comprising an openwork design displaying a feline attacking a horse within an ovolo border; the feline pouncing on the horse's back with its jaws sunk into its neck, bringing the horse to the ground; a tang to forward edge. 48 grams, 6.6 cm
Ex Soufi family collection, circa 1950. with Christie's, London, 13 October 2008, lot 32. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11746-202177.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Flower Pendant Group
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising hoops with pendant dangles formed as stylised flowers. 14 grams total, 24-56 mm
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
